Much much much (did I say much?) Better than where I was six months ago. Yes. I’m happy, and getting happier all the time.
Finacially most-excellent. Down to one car payment and the Mortgage and a hefty net positive at the end of each month. It’s been that way for four months now and shows no signs of changing. Pretty soon we’ll have to figger out what to do with the dough.
That said, we’ve paid our dues (search the archives if you care).
Yep, I’m happy. I just started school (well, transferred to a 4-year university as a Junior, anyhow) and a crapload of my friends from back home go to school here as well. I met an awesome guy this summer who unfortunately lives almost 5 hours away, but we talk every day. I live close to campus (practically across the street) in a shitty basement apartment below a duplex with a roommate and two chickens and a room the sise of a prison cell. My classes are hard as hell but I make it to all of them (usually). I have a fun job at a restaurant and I make enough money to support my broke-ass college student habits.
My financial situation could be described as “I’m in college”. I make about 80 bucks a week which is enough for groceries, the electricity bill and internet/cable bill, and other basic things that I might want or need. I am a money hoarder and left a few grand in a savings account back home, which my mother dips into every month to pay my car payment, cell phone bill, and insurance. It’s nice not having to worry about those things while I’m here at college. My parents pay my rent, but I paid my own tuition and books which will end up being about $6,000 for the year. I also have about 5K left to pay on the car so my financial situation isn’t great. But then again, I’ve never been one to want a lot of material things. I plan on being in extreme debt at the end of college but I’m okay with that.
I’m more ***content ***than happy at the moment. But, happiness is so transitory, and unhappiness seems to follow along right behind it. So, for me, anyway, content is good.
Financially speaking, I have enough to pay the bills and have some discretionary money as well. So, I’m okay in that department. As far as future finances/retirement go, my philosophy is that I could be dead tomorrow–so I’m content in that sense, as well.
I’m not sure. I’m full of hope about the future but I’m quite nervous at the same time. I’m in the beginning of a new job which is quite fun and pays well but is freelance work which means I’m not guaranteed hours. I’ve also had this issue with a tremor for pretty much my whole life which really flares up to the point that my right hand is non-functional during times when I am nervous (which is frequently). My father (who is a doctor, incidentally, so he does know a little about this) said that it might be treatable - by a needle to the brain or something like that. That is also nerve-wracking but exciting. I also wouldn’t mind solving some relationship issues I’m having.
I’m fine financially if I get as many freelance hours as I’m told I will get. If I don’t, it’s job searching time and it could mean some pretty tense months. I’ve got a pretty decent resume so I’m not especially worried.
Yes, I’m happy. My wife loves me, we both have great jobs, we live in the suburbs, we have no drama in our lives. Nice friends, fun hobbies. Didn’t have any of these things nine years ago. What’s not to like?
Money’s fine. We make enough to pay the bills and have some left over. We’re getting out of debt, steadily.
Yes. What, I need a reason? I just don’t have any reasons not to be.
Fine. Just bought a house (my first “owned”!), car’s paid, I’ve got enough stashed away that between that and unemployment I’d be able to live jobless for two years (probably would grow ulcers but that’s a different problem), my job’s ok and I keep getting offers from other places…
Yes, mostly. I have a roof over my head, food on the table, my mother is still alive, I have good friends and good health.
Bills paid, money in the bank. Whilst I’m sure we would all like a little more than we’re ever going to get, I have enough cash to cover my bills and allow for a decent life. Nothing extravagent, just the occasional luxury.
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I’m not jumping for joy at the moment, but it will pass. Historically, happy (or at the very least content and serene) is my default state.
I do okay. Again, I’m having some issues at the moment, but they’ll pass. Money, like boys and buses, has a way of appearing just when you’d given up on it.
I’ve been pretty flush, and I’ve lived on peanut butter for months at a time. In my experience, money buys peace of mind. It’s not happiness, but it sure makes happiness easier.
Happy? No. I have no worries, but the happy-supplying hamsters in my head just seem to have gone on a sabbatical. And i’t’s not the big things that make me unhappy; I’ve got no problem with mu recent miscarriages, and I’m okay with the stress buying and furnishing my new house will bring.
But it is the little things that bring me down. My dad or mom being disappointing again. My fiancé nog having done the chores he promised to do. Little or even imagined social blunders I made during the day. Seeing that even going out with friends doesn’t lift my mood.
I’m not happy. I haven’t been happy for two years now.
Financially; a little strained, but no worries, really.
Happiness and contentment are relative. There was a time I didn’t have two cents to rub together, but even THAT situation was better than so many in this country or abroad. I try to concentrate on what I do have and what I can do rather than dwell on the negative. A solid plan, no matter how small the steps toward happiness may be, always makes me feel better. Forward motion and all that. There is always someone worse off than me, and always something I can do to better my situation.
Yes.
I don’t know. I just am.
Good.
Are you happy? Why?
Very happy. I have a loving, wonderful husband, a lot of very good friends, a good family, I adore my in-laws, and I quite like my job.
How would you describe your financial situation?
Not terrific. We’re fairly poor, but we’re getting better. Even so, it will be a few years before we manage significant savings, plus the cost of starting up my husband’s planned business. On the other hand, we have almost no debt, which is nice.
I’m happy because I have a lovely wife, three kids, a job I don’t hate, an I’m in a rocking band that’s getting gigs, etc.
Financially, we’re strained due to bills and my wife mostly staying home with the kids and living in an expensive area. But we’ll keep on shoveling and we’ll be fine eventually. We’re doing the right things, it just takes a while.
I could honestly say that money would absolutely buy us more happiness in the form of breathing room. But we don’t need a lottery win for that.
Happy? Sometimes. Mostly I am just not sad. I don’t really want for anything, but I also don’t really want anything. My personal life could be better, I suppose. I could be happier if I were not also feeling a bit lonely. I feel like I have “survived” more than “thrived”
Financially, I am recovering from a massively bad situation from about 3 years ago. Each day I am further away from that, I am also better financially.
Are you happy? Why?
No, not at this point. I’ve got several things going for me, good healthy kids, a loving wife, good friends.
But the stressors have been climbing over the past 18 months. My mom entered a nursing home, with both MS and a disease that no one has completely diagnosed, leaving me as Power of Attorney. I spend @4-6 hours per week dealing with medical, financial or legal issues from this.
I assumed responsibility for her house, and became a landlord. Now I have 2 houses to maintain. In addition to being a FT dad, FT employee, and my responsibilities to other critical projects
The stress is wearing me down, but I don’t forsee it ending soon.
How would you describe your financial situation?
Comfortable. We’ve managed a few amenities this year, and the bills are paid. We only have our mortgage and a few $K in debt. No car payments, or student loans. We’re putting some aside for retirement and the kids college.
Yeah, for the most part. I love coming home to my family every night. My health is generally good. I live in a great city and have a little getaway in the woods, going to work doesn’t suck, and I still dabble in music and other life-long enjoyments. I have some downers going on, too, and family life can be difficult, but overall I’m enjoying life.
It could be better. I’m getting laid off in a couple of months and I’m the breadwinner, so if something doesn’t come through we’ll have to tighten our belts for a spell. We could live off my severance, savings, and whatnot for at least a year, but I’d really rather not. The savings and whatnot are hard to get back once they’re gone.
Yes, mostly. I have many good friends, and I am pretty successful in school and in the jobs I’ve had so far. My romantic life has always been lacking, but I have been dating more recently, so I am probably the happiest I’ve been in a while.
Very good. I have been saving practically all my money since I started working as a teenager, and my parents are always ready to support me.