Yeah, been there. That's why being able to buy old, used cars with cash makes me feel like a millionaire.
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Exactly why experiencing true poverty is so great. You don't need a lot of money to be rich.
Yeah, I'm probably one of the poorer people on here, since this place is full of Bitcoin OGs and millionaires and billionaires and stuff, but I don't want for anything and have some savings, and I feel very blessed.
I guess it's a bit like being a nun or a monk, where you have all of your basic needs covered, and that's about it. They live an unusually long time and are more healthy than average.
So, it's a vow of poverty, but not of destitution or chronic indebtedness.
You are middle class 😀
Yeah, but a middle-class person in Germany is relatively poor. 😂
But, like I said, I have everything I need and no debt, so I don't really suffer from lack of money. There's a point where more money doesn't really add much to someone's personal happiness, but there's definitely a point where less begins to detract from it.
One thing being on Nostr has really driven home, for me, is that rich people usually live in fear of losing their money, or their fancy car, or being kidnapped and ransomed and etc.
There's a weird benefit to not having much because, if you lose it, it's like... yeah, oh well.
Another thing is food and health. Eating cheap food and skipping stuff like dental cleanings often bankrupts you, later, when the doctors' bills start piling up and you find it difficult to keep a job because you are too ill.
Please dont remind me of the dental cleanings... I've been stalling a cavity for years now and I just finally started seriously eating away at the debt 😭