When do you quit worrying about money? (Page 1 of 3)

Shreddy my boy, you either do or you don't.  I told the Divine MsTia a year ago, "I can't do this anymore."  HUH?   I have tumbled back from the abyss again.  Looked a death in the eye and said "not yet, mofo". 

When the world fell apart a coupla years back and Wall Street and government sponsored "banks" ripped me a new one, I realized I had abandoned all of the very simple faiths I had in the Universe to provide.  I concentrated on MONEY as a goal and 3 kids in college bla bla bla ad nauseum.

Then after the world exploded, my head did.  Finally a year and some change later, the Divine One says to me, after another money crisis, involving the IRS and our bankruptcy, "OK I get it.  Sell this GD house, buy a house boat and a motorhome and let the kids figger it out."  My lily white suburban girl has seen the lie her parents propagated and all the disfunctional insanity that goes with it.  Blues From the Bottoms knows. 

Security!  Bah! what a load of $hit that is.  Men & women have different ideas 'bout that...Ultimately whatever you do is between you and God.  No fear!  The Great Spirit moves through all and lifts all souls.  I am no longer willing to spend any more of my precious time or emotions supporting the dubious benefits of the lifestyle WE have forged. 

Don't get me wrong!  I love this bigass house and all 5-6 of my vehicles, etc.  Just not willing to support them anymore.  AND that's the truth; delivered with

MuchLove
FDOL BJJ

I don't worry about money. I concentrate on being happy. Happiness can't be measured in numbers.

That said, I invest heavily into retirement so I don't have to worry about money ever. People always end up living within their means, so I try to live a little more budgeted than that... so I can buy more GUITAR gear!!!

- Nic from Detroit... posting on JB's Forum since 6-2-2006
Ask me about my handwound Great Lakes Guitar Pickups
Since 2010, Bonamassa fans have taken advantage of my JB friend discount = my cost + shipping.

We seem to think the same. Did the grind, got the kids through college, house almost paid off so no change coming there. No new cars, the old merc just chugs along fine@240k miles. One kid got in $ trouble with no insurance and a bad medical scene with a pregnancy gone awry. One day in the hospital and e surgery for the wife handed him a $35K bill and no way to pay. He tried to arrange payments but because he had half a job and wasn't an illegal or on welfare, hardball only from the hospital. BK for him is the new way it's done. So the inheritance route is "they're on thier own" and we spend what we've got on music and chasing Joe. More fun now than ever for us, the rest is for a visit now and then to see the Gkids in Europe. any extra goes to charity or helping friends.  Life is good not chasing $.
Rick

If you can't live without your precious money......jack, you dead.  And you'll never buy your way out of (any) hell. 
Also, in case you cannot calculate well, it ain't yours ever.  If it was you would make it with your imprint and others would try to act like they owned, earned, donated, invested (sublet), saved it...

Rock ON & Freely Keep the Poor Man's Price is Right Faith,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

when my Facebook status changes to "Below Ground". No, I don't do FB.

Tres

Perfect Martin!

I never started once I left the parents on my own.

Rock ON & Faith Full Fills Life For Today,
Rocket

"He still doesn't charge for mistakes! "
http://jbonamassa.com/tour-dates/
"Everybody wants ta get inta the act!"
“Now, this isn’t your ordinary party crowd, here.  I mean, there are professionals in here.”

Shreddy, if you see the light of a new day, well that's a damn good start. The rest will take care of itself, after all you can't control fate. For example.....last weekend me & 3 buddies went to Pine Mountain Lake planning on seeing Crazy Ivan, a favorite local band out of Sonora, but we found out the night before we left the band had cancelled their gig @ The Iron Door. After a little research we found out that Greg Noll the guitar player in the band(not quite 40 yet) had suffered a stroke and is concerned with learning to walk & talk again let alone shred guitar the way he had. General moral to the story is, be grateful for what you DO have, not what you don't.

                                                                                                       Think Gratefully,

                                                                                                       J Dawg

Probably obvious by my first post that this was a timely question for me.  I have slept with royalty and I have slept with bums.  Lived in mansions and been homeless...no I am not kidding.  Having money is better than not, but serenity can be had without it.

"Give not one thought to the morrow, for sufficient unto this day is the evil thereof." 

I have a very mercenary side and it's like my evil twin or something.    No that's not really what I mean, um...I like having money for a very good tool.  It's useless as a work of art.  and I KNOW (by all the powers of good) that it won't do everything, so I won't do just anything for $$$$$. 

"To thine own self be true."

Here's the sad thing.  Too damn many people want money cause the have the big FEAR:  "What will people think?"  EW!  Here's the deal  Life is not a struggle.  Too many people (including some clergy I know) preach that it is as if it was the WHOLE truth.  Bull!  Life is a precious gift, even wracked with pain & frustration, it is a gift.  Life finds a way.

Money can't buy out of hell, primo, nor into heaven.  It's one of those natural consequence kinda things.  I finally admitted yesterday, after 15 agonizing months, that I could not support my family's lifestyle anymore.  Physically can't hustle like I used to.  Mentally can't stand the manuevering or stress; high BP after being dead and coming back.

So I sold equipment yesterday and maybe one of my vending businesses today.  (yeah I'm surprised...quick)  and was told very late last night that an author I know well wants to write my life story and publish some of my written songs...SAY WHAT?  He also stated quite profanely that I should be promoting shows so it could be done right in this town.

NOW THERE"S AN IDEA!  anyway, after much breakfast, there will be

MuchLove
BJJ FDOL