i was talking to an investing/developer girlfriend at length on the phone the other day (for several hours as we do) and one topic came up that has been puzzling me since i began this investing journey.
why is it that some people are happy and content to live in the same house, in the same industrial suburb, with the same kitchen and carpet, for 50 years ... while we (g/frnd and i) are striving to have better and better all the time? not more - just better.
it's not a keep up with the jones' as neither of us care what the jones' have. it's more a case of "we want it all for ourselves". the nice house in the nice inner ring suburb, the nice water views, the pool, the nice (but not expensive) car, the travel (which we can't afford yet due to investing) etc etc ... whereas so many others are happy to have their 1950's cottage, 20yr old car, travel to the pub each friday and don't strive for more.
life would be a hell of a lot easier if we didn't desire - on our income we would then have a lovely mortgage free house in some ordinary suburb on the fringes of town, trip to bali every year etc etc ... why this passion to invest and what drives it?
why is it that some people are happy and content to live in the same house, in the same industrial suburb, with the same kitchen and carpet, for 50 years ... while we (g/frnd and i) are striving to have better and better all the time? not more - just better.
it's not a keep up with the jones' as neither of us care what the jones' have. it's more a case of "we want it all for ourselves". the nice house in the nice inner ring suburb, the nice water views, the pool, the nice (but not expensive) car, the travel (which we can't afford yet due to investing) etc etc ... whereas so many others are happy to have their 1950's cottage, 20yr old car, travel to the pub each friday and don't strive for more.
life would be a hell of a lot easier if we didn't desire - on our income we would then have a lovely mortgage free house in some ordinary suburb on the fringes of town, trip to bali every year etc etc ... why this passion to invest and what drives it?