Would I trade 10 years of my life for wealth and fame? My gut reaction is to answer yes! Why? Why would I sacrifice a part of my life, and a significant percentage? My initial thoughts without overanalyzing this too much is that so much of the stress in life is caused by money woes.
a nice place to think about hypotheticals
I think of all the long hours that have to be worked in order to pay the bills, save for a vacation, save for retirement, save for emergencies, and college funds. The realization that you just caught up with everything, but birthdays, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Christmas, etc is here now and it steals the joy somewhat to realize that there will be added expenses associated with the holiday. The drop in the pit of your stomach when the check engine light is something that is caused because of money worries. If something threatens your livelihood, it is rooted in the worry of not having enough money to provide for your family.
unexpected expenses
A pandemic comes along and all of a sudden you can't work- money problems. A blown tire, a leak under the car, an air conditioner that goes out in July are all "real people" problems because of the money that it takes to solve them. Do you want to further your education? Do you have an illness not covered by insurance? Do your kids? Do your aging parents? I have a large family and am always going over the budget. When we want to turn on the air conditioner or heater because you are too hot or too cold, what is a major consideration? Money.
I could keep going on because the need of having money is like a cancer in a way that infects every aspect of your life. I don't obsess over this, but these are the thoughts that come in connection with a hypothetical possibility of trading life for wealth and fame.
Wealth could alleviate these stresses. My husband and I could both be with the kids full time. We could travel and give them a myriad of experiences in traveling and exposing them to different cultures and cuisines and lifestyles. No longer worrying about money would lift a weight off of our shoulders that would be worth it. I think that more good than harm could be done at this stage in my life. Being able to focus on my family and husband, and not the bills would be a little piece of bliss.
There are things that money can't buy of course, like the experiences we have gained by going through the stresses and trials that we have had to overcome due to needing to earn a living. These build character and make you grateful for what you do have. That is important, and because we have been through a lot of life experiences involving that, I don't think I would be short-changing myself by giving up the 'opportunity' to be gaining more of those experiences.
Would I have had these same thoughts 10 years ago- maybe not, but I am in a different place now that some other women might be, so can respect other's thoughts on the topic. It is a hypothetical after all, which makes you approach things differently. I hope that makes sense.
Am I interested in fame? No, I would take a hard pass on that. It can bring more trouble than it is worth. I would choose to be known of but would stay out of the public eye.
exhausted parents Christmas Morning, priceless
I am a big proponent of family and would choose to do this because of family. How can I rationalize giving up 10 years of life? My thinking is that I give up my last 10 years. Those are the years I would be worried about developing Alzheimer's, cancer, or other debilitating diseases. Those are the years that I fear I could be a burden on family. I plan on living till I am 100, so checking out at 90 is okay with me. Also, I think that I will live longer than my husband, so odds are I will already be living without him if we are talking about taking my last 10 years. If I had to give up the 10 years while I was still raising my kids, it would be a hard no to all of it.
There is my choice. Wealth and Fame for my last 10 years, where do I sign?
@samsmith1971, I am tagging you to hear your thoughts for this. :)
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While I haven't married, I understand the pressure and challenge when we have to make sure the right expenses for the entire family, from bills to food.
All of us have our reasons for doing what we do, and it is obvious that everything you're doing is for your beautiful family. You are an incredible mother. I am sure your kids are very proud of you.
Thank you for this great entry and I hope you're having a wonderful holiday with your family. ❤️
Thank you! I am glad you could feel that. Everything I do is for those rascals who I love. If I could do something to do more or be more for them, I would do it.
You are a feisty woman, you think about the welfare of your family and that is admirable! I sincerely hope you can achieve a better economic solvency to live a little more comfortably in terms of expenses and spend more time together as a family. ☺️🤗 A hug with a lot of good vibes @liftslikealady
Thank you! We are blessed, and I am grateful for all we have. The hiccups that come our way help to better us, so they can be frustrating, but they are all for our betterment. When I approach hypotheticals though, it feels a little different. Nothing can replace family or time or experiences though.
IT boils down to what you do with that 10 years, squander it away or living it to the best of you abilities with those around you.
Thanks for sharing @liftslikealady
This is definitely a factor. Those 10 years are a huge variable. If it was the last 10 years or the next 10 years, then I would never do it. The money would never be worth it. I think that family is too important to sacrifice anything in the here and now.
I wouldn't want the fame, but I'd trade 10 years for the wealth. Why drag out another ten years of struggling and worry as to whether you will even be able to keep a roof over your head or feed yourself. I can also carry that wealth over to my girls to give them better opportunities than I ever had.
Yes! I don't need or want fame. It seems to mostly bring pain and struggle and problems unique to fame.
I agree on everything you said. I also do not want game but seek wealth. Many times I've been asked what I would do if I won the lottery/ got a huge inheritance/ had a business blow up in prosperity... I'd invest the money to insure a future. I'd ensure my house was paid for and an emergency fund was set aside for no less than a year's worth of expenses. If I had enough to pay for my lifestyle through my investment's earnings. I'd be set... no need for fame, just simple peaceful living.
Yes! I want peaceful living. Just to be able to take off some of the burdens that come with having to have some $$$$. I just want to play with my kids and give them opportunities.
An interesting and refreshing perspective Becca 😊My husband is always saying that if we got to a point where our mortgage was paid off and we had enough coming in to cover basic expenses, he'd be happy to stop working altogether and start living more purposefully, spending time doing what he wants to do for himself and for us. So do the odd bit of contract work or open his own business instead of being tied to a company as a means to earn an income. Personally, I just can't see myself doing the same ol' same ol' for the next umpteen years either. Soul destroying. So at some point... change will come. I think if we all knew the number of years that we had remaining, the choices and decisions that we took would seem a lot easier. As for trading 10 years of my life... mmm you are asking an overthinker hehe... I would wonder whether perhaps my remaining days may be filled with good health til the day I no longer wake up, whether I would get to experience the joy and love of grandchildren, be around to be there longer for my own children... I certainly would not trade even a year of my life for fame... ugh... turn the spotlight somewhere else pleez hehe ... and I would not trade my time with my children either! Wealth? Wealth that would enable me to actually enjoy every living hour for myself and my kids by giving me back more time than I could possibly lose in sacrificing 10 years of existing time? Financial wealth that would enable me to provide my family with the true wealth of additional time together and the ability to help others less fortunate than myself... instead of spending a good portion of my time working for somebody else? mmm... that I just may go for... I guess it all depends on what you are actually sacrificing. If you are sacrificing 10 years of working long hours for somebody else just to have a couple of hours each evening with your family and a few weeks holiday together each year to create memories, and giving that up enabled you to stop working altogether, then the sacrifice in pure mathematical terms is something like 10 x 365 x 3hours true free time (after working, homework, cleaning, feeding, shopping, sleeping etc) = 10, 950 hours lost ... or if you were losing the last 10 years of your life, it would be lots of free hours potentially immobile...(?)... what would you gain in exchange... almost every waking hour I guess ... and a whole lot less stress which would almost certainly lead to a longer happier life.
Ha ha. Your brain works like my brain. I tried not to overanalyze it too much because that is where my head was going. Who gets to tell me how long I will live because I need that info. Trade the grueling day in and day out for living for my kids alone and not working to support them? I approach things differently for hypotheticals. We are happy and comfortable,, bit theow a hypothetical into the mix and things get messy-at least iny head. I tend to mostly stay away from them.
hehe exactly ... I tried so hard to just stick to the remit and keep it light haha... but the damn brain wanted to argue with me❣️
Thank you for sharing your thought!
Good luck with the contest!A great article, @liftslikealady!
“So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty.” — Haniel Long
Thank you, I really like that quote. Everything for me these days is about being bound up in my family. It is the point to everything right?! :)
Congratulations, very good approach to your point of view 10 years of life for wealth and fame, and of course wealth could alleviate many tensions and what I like the most is that we could travel to many places in the world.
Exactly! There is so much to see and expand our views by experiencing other ways of life and culture. I would love to bring that to my children.
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