When a boss wants to put someone on salary, how much should a person ask for? What's the difference between "need" and "want"? 100 years ago, 'need' and 'want' was the same thing. A child 'wanted' shoes because he 'needed' shoes because he didn't have any.
I 'want' insurance against health and car and life and disability, which wasn't available 100 years ago, but most people would consider that a 'need'. (However I was several hundred dollars less poor for not having any while going to college.)
I also 'want' scrapbooking paper so i can make homemade cards instead of buying expensive Hallmark ones that most people trash eventually anyway.
How come 'food' is almost always the first to go if you're not making ends meet at the end of the month? Maybe it's the easiest to get for free... or the last bill of the month...
Maybe the saying is true... the LOVE of money is the root of all evil... because i'm only stressed out about money because someone told me i need to pay for all this insurance, plus food, plus a car, plus have a hobby or two, plus extra to hang out with friends. When did hanging out with people get so expensive? When did society forget what activities were available to do for free?
The reason life is so expensive in America where we are considered the richest country in the world... is because there are laws against hunting food in your backyard... and therefore you have to shop for it with money. There are laws about making fires in your backyard... and therefore you must buy an oven/stove/microwave/grill. And that calls for all sorts of pots and pans and utensils, gas and electricity, running water, an actual dwelling, homeowner taxes, etc etc... until you're as poor as the pioneers... but no one would know it because, hey, you own a lot more stuff then they did.
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