I should be unhappy. I mean all things considered I shouldn't be so upbeat all the time. I have a court date on Wednesday (Traffic court, not as exciting), I'm unemployed and my bank account, if it had vocal cords, would be laughing at me.
Why am I not unhappy? Simple, I don't care about money. I mean I do care. My bills are paid on time, all the time. I don't have to beg or borrow. I just think of it this way, if I die tomorrow, my money means nothing to me. There is a funny Christian joke where a guy dies and St. Peter gives him a bag and says he can go back and fill the bag up with whatever he wants to take to heaven, so he fills it with gold (he was a rich man) and when he goes back to heaven the angels say "Ooh, look, he brought back pavement."
Now that I ran everyone off with a Christian joke I can talk freely. Money has just never been important to me. I follow the rule (too lazy to find the original quote/quoter) that I have money for books first and rent second. There's also money for food and alcohol. I do happen to be a man of simple pleasures. I mean I'm surrounded by books, I have a bottle of vodka, I have my cameras, I have more notebooks than I know what to do with.
I have friends, friends are good. Also having a girlfriend who still cares about me regardless of my monetary status, that's a good thing to have. She likes me for me, not for my wallet. Money should never be the focal point of any relationship. If money is the crux of your relationship you might as well have more of a business relationship then a romantic relationship. I mean if you're an intense gambler, or you horrendously waste your money on something that could be a problem, but just the basics that should be overlooked. Like me and my girlfriend. We're both poor, and we both happen to be unemployed (I got laid off, and she get royally screwed over by 2 different jobs). We both know things will get better, and we're working towards making ourselves more financially stable, so that's the end of the story. We don't argue about it, and we're totally understanding when a money problem comes up.
If I need money, I can get money. I've done plenty of landscaping lately and there's always the glorious Ebay to fall back upon. Also the parental money train is chugging along if I ever need to hitch a ride (except that's a loan, and they do want it paid back).
I just like being happy, it's a good feeling, and I don't like things getting in the way of that. I have my stack of books I need to read, I have plenty of Coke and vodka to put in it, I have the ultra-supportive girlfriend, and an ultra supportive bank of friends and family which beats the monetary bank any day. I also have my stories which have been so in my head (The past week I've been dreaming about my stories) that I need to start writing, and that makes me happy. Writing is cheap, it's easy, it's free, and most of all it makes me happy. I should write while drinking with my friends while having sex with my girlfriend and I might explode from the happiness overload.
Why am I not unhappy? Simple, I don't care about money. I mean I do care. My bills are paid on time, all the time. I don't have to beg or borrow. I just think of it this way, if I die tomorrow, my money means nothing to me. There is a funny Christian joke where a guy dies and St. Peter gives him a bag and says he can go back and fill the bag up with whatever he wants to take to heaven, so he fills it with gold (he was a rich man) and when he goes back to heaven the angels say "Ooh, look, he brought back pavement."
Now that I ran everyone off with a Christian joke I can talk freely. Money has just never been important to me. I follow the rule (too lazy to find the original quote/quoter) that I have money for books first and rent second. There's also money for food and alcohol. I do happen to be a man of simple pleasures. I mean I'm surrounded by books, I have a bottle of vodka, I have my cameras, I have more notebooks than I know what to do with.
I have friends, friends are good. Also having a girlfriend who still cares about me regardless of my monetary status, that's a good thing to have. She likes me for me, not for my wallet. Money should never be the focal point of any relationship. If money is the crux of your relationship you might as well have more of a business relationship then a romantic relationship. I mean if you're an intense gambler, or you horrendously waste your money on something that could be a problem, but just the basics that should be overlooked. Like me and my girlfriend. We're both poor, and we both happen to be unemployed (I got laid off, and she get royally screwed over by 2 different jobs). We both know things will get better, and we're working towards making ourselves more financially stable, so that's the end of the story. We don't argue about it, and we're totally understanding when a money problem comes up.
If I need money, I can get money. I've done plenty of landscaping lately and there's always the glorious Ebay to fall back upon. Also the parental money train is chugging along if I ever need to hitch a ride (except that's a loan, and they do want it paid back).
I just like being happy, it's a good feeling, and I don't like things getting in the way of that. I have my stack of books I need to read, I have plenty of Coke and vodka to put in it, I have the ultra-supportive girlfriend, and an ultra supportive bank of friends and family which beats the monetary bank any day. I also have my stories which have been so in my head (The past week I've been dreaming about my stories) that I need to start writing, and that makes me happy. Writing is cheap, it's easy, it's free, and most of all it makes me happy. I should write while drinking with my friends while having sex with my girlfriend and I might explode from the happiness overload.