Who else isn't incentivised by work/money

milkedman

I know I'm going to sound like a complete blasphemer here, but who isn't that excited by what the world of money and work has to offer.

Like most people, I plug away 40 hours a week, day in, day out, month in, month out. Burning away my life, trading it away for this green stuff. Sure, my cushy 30K job covers my living expenses, boo hoo. Then what? Go spend some of that wonderful money? On what? Do what most sheeple do and buy the latest fashions on their glorius saturday? Go oggle up that flash new VW your mate keeps harping on about? I'm so bored and uninterested in pretty much everything that 'money' has to offer. All I see is people around me getting excited about cars, holidays and that's like it. The end. There's nothing at the other end is there?

And no I don't have babies to feed, no interest in 'em yawn. (I'm really the devil-incarnate now aren't I?) can't also be all that arsed with the stupid ponsi scheme aka the housing ladder. Why pay into something that's so over priced anyway like every other headless chicken.

So after all is said and done, what has money got to offer? Nothing? What is the point of all of this? All I'm left with is a haggered, mon-fri abused old body and some bits of bits of paper with the queens face scribbled on it. Maybe I'll get to be included in some kind of 'club' when I hit retirement that goes along the lines of 'well look at me I old now and did what everyone else dun wah haaay I'm great'.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Your problem is that you don't appear to enjoy anything. Most people work to get money and use it to do things they enjoy. It's not work that's your problem; it's the fact that nothing interests you or gives you pleasure. Not sure what you can do about that.

System

Touching on what poster #2 says you have to find out what you enjoy in life or makes you the most happy and pursue that.

I'm 48 and after working full time hours for nearly 32 years I want to do less. However this will be dictated on how much money I need to pay bills, buy "stuff" and socialise. If I can strike the right balance then great.

You're in control of your own destiny and have made the choices that bring you to this point of your life. Rather than being negative and labelling others (i.e headless chickens) start figuring out who you're as a person and makes changes.

fewgroats

I was reading something on the internet that people who are obsessed with theories, obsessed with reading up on things (ironically) and obsessed with studying phenomena for its own sake don't gain (financial) success.
It must be a sort of work because you are coming up with something, equations, diagrams, maybe reviews and so on, but it's hard to get anywhere unless you find the right platform.
I still think freelancing is the answer, but unless you can find the right client you become a Walter Mitty.

sangie595

Sorry. I love my job. And I enjoy the things I can do with the money that I earn, including helping others. If you think life is that bad, you need to get some perspective. And if you don't need money then leave your job to someone who wants it - but don't sign on and spend our money. You want out of the rat race, go the whole hog. That's the real test of how unimportant money is to you.

System

sangie595 wrote: »

Sorry. I love my job. And I enjoy the things I can do with the money that I earn, including helping others. If you think life is that bad, you need to get some perspective. And if you don't need money then leave your job to someone who wants it - but don't sign on and spend our money. You want out of the rat race, go the whole hog. That's the real test of how unimportant money is to you.

Hey if the government pays you not to work and you break no laws then more power to those people :rotfl:

Rosemary7391

I'm not sure where you could go to live without money. But I'm pretty sure it'd be harder work than 40 hours Mon-Fri! I like being able to trade my time for something that gets me a very cushy life in comparison to times before money was a practicable concept... I also enjoy my work a lot

74jax

I absolutely love my job. However I love traveling more. I'm lucky that I work, save and then travel. I do have spare money each month to allow me to do this.

I'm not fussed on bricks and mortar, but I do own a house, cheaper than renting, and it's 'nice'.

I'm not sure how I'd manage with no money, I know you can grow your own food etc, but you'd have to pay for a roof over your head somehow I think.

I'm not material at all. I'd rather have a night away, meal out, walk by the river than designer shoes etc, but I still need money to do those things - sometimes the shoes would be the cheaper option!

robatwork

Your post missed a big point.Money for most of us isn't about shopping for luxuries (latest VW) it's about living and lifestyle. That is, first food, a place to live, supporting our dependents. (You can google Maslow for psychology 101)

You don't have dependents but you still eat, right?

Perhaps you're suited to an alternative lifestyle, so look into commune living, because when you get off your hamster wheel in the rat race (sorry for mixing my small furry creatures) you won't be able to pay rent (or if you live with your family I'm sure they expect you to contribute). But communes will still expect you to pull your weight.

Would that suit you better?

PasturesNew

Money pays for people to do stuff with other people.

If you don't have other people to do stuff with ... or haven't found any stuff that interests you, then there doesn't seem any point.

With money you can go out and do things, go to places, stand and stare at things ... without somebody else too, you can think "been there, saw that, took 10 minutes.... now what?"

But without the money you can't even afford to be somewhere you don't really want to be, staring at a view you've now seen so don't need to see again .... and you can't pass a bakery and think "that looks like a nice hot pasty, I'll buy that and eat it right now".

usefulmale

I think people are misunderstanding the OP. They are not saying that they don't need money, rather that they are not motivated by it and don't feel the need to chase after it and accumulate more.

Personally, time is more important to me. I work 30 hours a week and I get enough to cover the bills and have enough left over. I simply wouldn't entertain working 40 hours for 10 times the pay.

My car is 17 years old. I bought it 5 years ago for a grand. It goes to the same places as those brand new chelsea tractors that people hire to show off in. Why do people pay 300 a month for these cars that sit on the drive for 10 hours overnight, then sit in the carpark at work for another 8 hours?

I live in a new-build shared ownership house that has a combined rent / mortgage of less than half of what the fully owned houses across the road have. I may not 'own' the house but so what? I have security of tenure just the same and the lease is long enough to outlast my children, never mind me.

We don't holiday due to animal ownership but we could if we wanted to. However, we do spend a lot on the children and ourselves, rather than the bank and the finance houses.

I have no debt (bar the small mortgage) and sleep very soundly at night. Why do I need more money?