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Old 07-08-2010, 07:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
Xerxys
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Location: My head.
Yeah, I've had this thread open for four hours and I have absolutely no idea how to respond. I like your thread. I do. I am all things money it's not even funny. I listen to mad money by Jim Kramer and then listen to all the other financial pundits. My TV is usually tuned to CNN or MSNBC in the ungodly AM hours when I am awake and have absolutely nothing to do.

The thing about money, I assume, is lack of control. Think about it. People can be incredibly level headed during times of crisis. Crisis involving illness, tragedy, etc etc. They can be all kinds of open and talkative about sex and how one self proclaimed straight guy happened to stare at another mans penis and go "damn, that thing is huge, he must slay it every time he sits!" without doubting his sexuality. But when it comes to money, it's either you have very little and are a failure, or have too much and is greedy.

Money is the "be all end all" of validation. Face it, it buys everything. EVERYTHING. Love, happiness, Jet skis. Everything. You may want to intellectualize the situation and say, "you can be happy without a lot of money" but truth is, you won't emotionally believe that.

Not only is the validation pertinent, but so is the necessity. You need money to eat and sleep everyday. You keep on thinking about just how much money you need to pay the bills and when you finally have enough money to pay bills you think, "I need a reward for all this crap. Life is too short then you die without ever knowing what Syphilis from a Puerto-Rican hooker feels like."

We deal with money everyday but it's emotional ramifications are tied to it's necessity. It's effects are somewhat numbed by the constant contact. It's not like sex, I can afford to think about sex all day because I don't get it all day, nor do I need it all day.
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