Comments on: Making a Living? Or, Making a Life? http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/making-a-living-or-making-a-life.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:35:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: basicfinancial http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/making-a-living-or-making-a-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-243790 basicfinancial Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:33:18 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=2803#comment-243790 While I am purely a work to live individual, I have to disagree a little bit with the comment "no one ever lies on their deathbed wishing they had spent more time in the office." While I whole heartedly agree with this comment, there are plenty of people working past the age of 62 and even those who are retired that say to themselves "if I had only gotten that promotion." One must strike a good balance between working to live for the now and working to live for when you aren't working anymore. While I am purely a work to live individual, I have to disagree a little bit with the comment “no one ever lies on their deathbed wishing they had spent more time in the office.”

While I whole heartedly agree with this comment, there are plenty of people working past the age of 62 and even those who are retired that say to themselves “if I had only gotten that promotion.”

One must strike a good balance between working to live for the now and working to live for when you aren’t working anymore.

]]> By: Maria http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/making-a-living-or-making-a-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-243655 Maria Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=2803#comment-243655 This article was a very good "reality check." My husband and I literally had this exact discussion yesterday. We were talking about "making the most of the lives we have" and we specifically talked about what we feel there are two groups of people in the world, like the article mentioned. Those who work so they can go live the rest of their life and those whose live to work. It is sometimes hard to balance what can be a thin line between these two approaches to living your life, but hopefully we tend to lean towards working so we can live. Those relationships you build with people far out weigh the importance of working yourself to death, because after all, if that job was gone tomorrow, it would be those very friends and family helping you cope and move on to the next chapter. Perhaps we were only discussing this because we are expecting a baby soon and our lives as a childless couple with less responsiblity are about to change, but perhaps, even if we weren't expecting, I would like to think we were doing just a random "reality check" of our own, without having an article as a reminder. Perhaps it is the relationship we have built with each other that prompted us to look at our life, accomplishments, without the context of work. This article was a very good “reality check.” My husband and I literally had this exact discussion yesterday. We were talking about “making the most of the lives we have” and we specifically talked about what we feel there are two groups of people in the world, like the article mentioned. Those who work so they can go live the rest of their life and those whose live to work. It is sometimes hard to balance what can be a thin line between these two approaches to living your life, but hopefully we tend to lean towards working so we can live. Those relationships you build with people far out weigh the importance of working yourself to death, because after all, if that job was gone tomorrow, it would be those very friends and family helping you cope and move on to the next chapter. Perhaps we were only discussing this because we are expecting a baby soon and our lives as a childless couple with less responsiblity are about to change, but perhaps, even if we weren’t expecting, I would like to think we were doing just a random “reality check” of our own, without having an article as a reminder. Perhaps it is the relationship we have built with each other that prompted us to look at our life, accomplishments, without the context of work.

]]> By: James http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/making-a-living-or-making-a-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-243617 James Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:03:59 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=2803#comment-243617 wow, this is just what I needed to read this morning. I have been constantly getting the gut check lately, to stay out of corporate America. Thankfully the loved ones in my life continue prodding me to keep on keepin' on in my entrepreneurial ventures. I love how Gary places emphasis on the fact that in the end, all that truly matters is how we coexist with others. The impact we have on others, whether we die rich or poor is far more important the any type of monetary wealth we ever achieve. After all, money is only a tool, that can come and go in the blink of an eye. Relationships, and love are the only substance that have any real meaning in the end. wow, this is just what I needed to read this morning. I have been constantly getting the gut check lately, to stay out of corporate America. Thankfully the loved ones in my life continue prodding me to keep on keepin’ on in my entrepreneurial ventures. I love how Gary places emphasis on the fact that in the end, all that truly matters is how we coexist with others. The impact we have on others, whether we die rich or poor is far more important the any type of monetary wealth we ever achieve. After all, money is only a tool, that can come and go in the blink of an eye. Relationships, and love are the only substance that have any real meaning in the end.

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