Most people think that being rich will make you eternally happy. It\u2019s something that\u2019s pounded too much in modern\u00a0society.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve all heard the term, Money doesn\u2019t buy happiness<\/em>, which is\u00a0true.<\/p>\n Yet many people think having a large sum of money equals success, and possibly more happiness.<\/p>\n Well, nothing could be further from the\u00a0truth.<\/p>\n I believe it\u2019s more of the opposite, especially as you get\u00a0older.<\/p>\n That\u2019s what I want to discuss here in this\u00a0post.<\/p>\n This past Memorial Day, I went to visit my grandmother, who\u2019s getting older and slowed down a\u00a0bit.<\/p>\n She\u2019s sharp mentally, but I can tell she\u2019s slowing down. It\u2019s harder for her to go out and run errands, and often feels tired a\u00a0lot.<\/p>\n She\u2019s in great health, so I think it\u2019s part of the aging process. She knows her limits, so she has to take extra precaution in the meantime.<\/p>\n As I was sitting with her in her living room, we had a conversation about what I\u2019ve been up\u00a0to.<\/p>\n For the most part, she does most of the talking in our conversations.<\/p>\n 90% of the time, it\u2019s her talking and me listening.<\/p>\n My parents joke about it a lot, as I\u2019m perceived as the quiet\u00a0person.<\/p>\n But at the same time, there\u2019s nothing wrong with it. That helps me work on my active listening skills.<\/p>\n Anyway, there was a point in our conversation that caught my attention. It went something along the line like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what my grandma told\u00a0me:<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t drove in the last 7\u20138 months. With that, your father keeps telling me I should sell my car. He\u2019s like, \u2018Why not get some money back if you\u2019re not using it\u00a0anyway\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n But I told him, \u2018I don\u2019t need the money. I have enough money right now, so I could care\u00a0less.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n Besides, what if someone comes into town and visits? Maybe they\u2019ll want to borrow the car to get around and go to places. So having it on hand would help if they wanted\u00a0to.<\/em><\/p>\n But getting more money is not my thing. All I care about is making my family happy, and I want to provide those options to them when\u00a0needed.<\/em><\/p>\n I don\u2019t need the money. I\u2019m very well off and don\u2019t need anymore of\u00a0it.<\/em><\/p>\n Money does not make me more happier than I am right now.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> When she mentioned that to me, I was a little caught off guard. I never thought she say something like that to me, but it makes a lot of\u00a0sense.<\/p>\n With my grandma turning 90 at the end of the year, she\u2019s at a point where money is not a big priority- Or at least making more of\u00a0it.<\/p>\n A lot of people these days are getting money as a means of survival, but that\u2019s not what my grandma is at right\u00a0now.<\/p>\n She\u2019s financially well\u00a0off.<\/p>\n In other words, she has the means to take care of herself, while also being generous in giving birthday and Christmas gifts to everyone in the\u00a0family.<\/p>\n As much as money is necessary, acquiring more of it is not something she desires to\u00a0have.<\/p>\n At this point, she\u2019ll give some of it away every now and then. She\u2019s already given away part of her inheritance, as she no longer needs\u00a0it.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s a clear indication that having more money won\u2019t make you more happier as you get\u00a0older.<\/p>\n It\u2019s nice to feel good or have a sense of financial security, but it can old too fast as you keep building large amounts of\u00a0them.<\/p>\n So what\u2019s the point of getting rich after\u00a0all?<\/p>\n Is it to buy nice\u00a0things?<\/p>\n Is it to buy stuff to impress\u00a0others?<\/p>\n We think of it as \u201cKeeping up with the Joneses\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s all nice to have, but you don\u2019t need money to acquire more\u00a0crap.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, many people do exactly that because they think it\u2019ll make them\u00a0happy.<\/p>\n In reality, they may feel good for the time being. But that initial excitement will easily fade\u00a0off.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve been in those situations.<\/p>\n If it\u2019s getting a new iPhone, a new MacBook Air, or something neat, that excitement will fade off at some\u00a0point.<\/p>\n Money is never about having large sums of\u00a0it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s never about buying more luxury goods or \u201cnice to have\u201d\u00a0things.<\/p>\n The one thing I\u2019ve learned about wealth creation is that it\u2019s never about getting things to impress\u00a0others.<\/p>\n If you think that way, it\u2019s time to rewire your\u00a0brain.<\/p>\n The one thing about wealth creation (if successful) is it can help you improve the quality of your\u00a0life.<\/p>\n One example is improving your relationships with loved ones, or start new relationships with people you don\u2019t\u00a0know.<\/p>\n Being wealthy is about living the best quality\u00a0life.<\/p>\n If that includes great health, great relationships, and having amazing experiences, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all\u00a0about.<\/p>\n Using your wealth to create experiences you\u2019ll remember forever is what matters a\u00a0lot.<\/p>\n As far as myself, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve spend a lot of time thinking about the last 1\u20132\u00a0years.<\/p>\n I\u2019m confident I can build long-term wealth now, but then\u00a0what?<\/p>\n Do I want to be in position where I’m rich but have poor relationships and so\u00a0forth?<\/p>\n That\u2019s what I don\u2019t want to do, so my priorities have\u00a0changed.<\/p>\n I\u2019m glad I\u2019m thinking about it now so that way I don\u2019t get into a position where I\u2019m not making the most out of\u00a0life.<\/p>\n Anyone can get rich through consistent effort and discipline, but will being rich make them\u00a0happier?<\/p>\n Unless they use money to bring great experiences, most likely\u00a0not.<\/p>\n It\u2019s more proof that the older you get, the richer you are, you won\u2019t be\u00a0happy-<\/p>\n Unless you take the extra step to work on better experiences and relationships.<\/p>\n Making money while feeling unhappy can lead to a dissatisfying life.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re financially well-off, what good is it for\u00a0you?<\/p>\n For about a year now, I\u2019ve been trading options to help build long-term wealth.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve taken the initiative to generate weekly income, but also strengthen my financial skills to have a better\u00a0future.<\/p>\n If you want to know how I do it, I have an eBook that goes over how to do\u00a0that.<\/p>\n By focusing on 1% weekly returns, I\u2019m able to build long-term wealth that can last for\u00a0decades.<\/p>\n If you want to learn more, check out my eBook, \u201cNothing But 1%\u201d<\/em><\/a>, to see how I do it through options\u00a0trading.<\/p>\n Until tomorrow,<\/p>\n -Eric<\/p>\n You Can Be Rich & Unhappy<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most people think that being rich will make you eternally happy. It\u2019s something that\u2019s pounded too much in modern\u00a0society. We\u2019ve all heard the term, Money doesn\u2019t buy happiness, which is\u00a0true. Yet many people think having a large sum of money equals success, and possibly more happiness. Well, nothing could be further from the\u00a0truth. I believe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}My Recent Conversation With My Aging Grandmother<\/h3>\n
_____<\/em><\/p>\nWhy Get Rich After\u00a0All<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What Can You Do\u00a0Next?<\/h3>\n