A Lesson I Learnt About Money - True Story.

Hi Warriors,

Being an internet marketer, the focus is always about making sales and cramming money into your PayPal account. I used to think that money bought happiness... and thought that only rich people said that money didn't buy happiness. Recently, I learnt that I was wrong.

I live in Singapore and it's been voted the most expensive city in the world. My cousin, girlfriends and I decided to have a night out at a local bar. One small bottle of beer set us back by $25 each. This left us with a bad taste in our mouth. The total bill by the end of the night was about $300.

We left the bar in disgust and headed to the car. The designated driver for the night was in a relatively good mood since he hadn't touched a single drink. When he got to his car, there was a parking notice on his windshield for $70. This was at a spot where people usually park and the fine was really uncalled for since it was 3am.

We went back home angry, irritated and utterly disgusted with the state of things in our country.

3 weeks later, the same group of us took a trip to Kuala Lumpur (the capital of our neighbour country). This time we spent 2 nights at the bars and bought 4 times more alcohol than we did back home. The amount we spent was about $250. Less than what we paid back home.

However, we got much more than we paid for, the service was better, parking wasn't even an issue... It was just great.

The amount of money spent was about the same... but the experience was not. We were HAPPY and light-hearted.

When I pondered about this on the way back home, I realized that it doesnt matter how much you earn, if you're a millionaire or just a thousandnaire.

What truly matters is if you are happy with what your money does for you. If your money makes you happy, you're pretty much set. The numbers are just numbers.

As with all things, this is my opinion. But of course, you're entitled to your own opinion.