In good company, we wouldn't need so much money

I think that we could be fine just living slightly above the subsistence level, having enough to eat, drink and having a roof that we could call "our place". 

And I think that all that is not really expensive. We wouldn't need to struggle so much to get money as we just to do nowadays, we wouldn't need to ask for loans and we wouldn't need to work so many hours. 

Simple house to live in

But we don't have enough being slightly above the subsistance level. The reason is simple: This level don't ensure us that we will be appreciated by others. 




Our social life depends highly on our purchase power


Our relationships and our plans depend highly on our purchase power, because to join some people you have to imitate their life style, and to make some plans you have to be able to afford their expenses. 

We would like to join these people and these plans and be appreciated for that. but if we don't get the needed money, we can't and we feel bad, rejected. Thats's why we sometimes feel so bad if we don't reach an specific purchase power. 




Our problem is not the purchase power, but our relationships


It looks like the problem is not getting enough money, but the real problem is not being appreciated by people. 

My idea is that, if we could be appreciated regardless of how much money we have, we could be happy with a low purchase power. 

If we could be more carefree about money. we could be happier. We wouldn't have to accept jobs that make us terribly unhappy, we wouldn't have to ask for loans and have debts to give back, and we wouldn't be strugging with workmates and other people for money or job position matters. 

We just have to try to be appreciated regardless our money.