Everyone said that if there is no money, it is impossible, but can money really make people able to do it? How much money does a person have to make in his life to feel satisfied? The deceased Japanese economic analyst and a professor of economics,...
Everyone said that if there is no money, it is impossible, but can money really make people able to do it? How much money does a person have to make in his life to feel satisfied? The deceased Japanese economic analyst and a professor of economics, Morinaga Takaro, told everyone in his book "Doing Everything You Want to Do: 25 Tips to Avoid End Regrets", why "Money Makes People Happiness" is a slight rumor.
Compared to blindly pursuing money, earning hundreds of thousands of yuan per year will make you happier.With money, you can buy what you like, conduct various experiences, and then gain happiness and satisfaction. However, the key point is that there is no upper limit in terms of material wealth.
You bought the dream-loving luxury car, and after a few months, you may be interested in another "better" car; or, you just finished your luxury travel, and you haven't been going to try it out in a new country again. In a different sentence, people's desires are bottomless pits, and they always desire to get more, so our hearts will never be satisfied, because no matter how much money you have, you can't buy everything in the world.
Taoro Morinaga said that only by pursuing the rebirth of material wealth and being spiritually satisfied can one gain real happiness, and the way is: having wealth to maintain a basic life, but not having to be very rich.
Specifically, a person's annual income of about 3 million NT$ (about NT$600,000), which is enough to live a comfortable life. If it is a family of four, it is recommended to maintain an income of 5 million NT$ (about NT$1 million).
Many people may respond. If you don’t make a fortune, how can you travel around the world and enjoy life? Morinaga Takaro pointed out that if you cannot meet the simple activities like walking in the park and enjoy the fun of changing the scenery around you, it may be difficult to feel satisfied and happy no matter where you go. Those you buy with money are actually fleeting gifts and pleasures.
According to the Japanese household income and expenditure survey, among more than two families with an annual income of 3 million to 3.5 million yen, they are actually enough to pay for consumer goods such as microwave ovens, refrigerators, washing machines, air refrigeration, automobiles, etc., and having these is enough to live a comfortable life. Isn’t it satisfying? Why do you always think that you don’t have enough money and try your best to make more money?
Morinaga Takaro also proposed a view, suggesting that people must reconsider their lifestyle, especially their place of residence after retirement.The only source of income after retirement is pension and savings, which means that income will drop significantly. The first task at this time is to reduce expenditures. Moving out of the city with high rent and consumption is a way to make life more abundant after retirement. Moving to a suburb that is about 1 to 1.5 hours from the city center can save housing costs.
Some people think that living in the city is to allow themselves to continue working and increase their income when they are old. Morinaga Takaro said that the idea of retiring at the age of 75 is too overestimating the physical health status of his old age.
and the idea of placing hope on an uncertain future, why not swear the idea of living in the city? Accepting income will reduce, trying to reduce the cost of life, rather than blindly pursuing the opportunity to make money and fleeting enjoyment, may be the option closer to "happy retirement".
