Lately, my family has been tight on money. I'm not even sure why, well, actually I can kind of put a couple things together, but it hasn't been like this before. Though I feel bad because I always ask for money on the weekends when I go out. I would offer to pay myself, but I go to a college prepatory school that keeps me so busy that I can't uphold a job right now. So until then, I'll try to limit my money hungry social events on Saturday nights.
But, I happen to know a few people who wouldn't ever have to deal with being tight with money. This girl lives in a 1 million dollar house, her tv comes out of the wall, her java machine comes out of the wall, her computer comes out of the wall.... she has a putting green in her backyard, not to mention a pool, a hot tub, and many other things I haven't heard about. She also has a lake house in Fremont for just her and her siblings. Wow.
And also, this kid who gets everything handed to him. His parents bought him this nice car when he turned 16, and he just now got his license. (he turns 17 next month) He pretty much has anything a kid could want, but he's still not happy.
And then it dawned on me; People who have a lot of material things tend to be the most unhappy people. Maybe it's the fact that you can buy as much as you want, but money can't buy happiness. In my book, it's not about having material things. Sweet, you can have 12 pairs of Uggs, and 10 pairs of Miss Me jeans, do I care? No, not really. And I'm not going to kiss your (insert word of choice here) because you have all of these nice things.
Bottom line is, I don't care what you have, where you live, what kind of car your parents drive, as long as you're a good person and you're nice to me, I'll respect you and return the niceness. It's about giving yourself to others, not just your material things.
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