<p>Forever: I couldn’t disagree more… lol wow, that’s a first. but i’m going to put it in your context since you’re religious. i would assume you were taught “money is the root of all evil growing up.” I would go as far to say i’d pull a 180 degrees on that statement. “the absence of money is the root of evil.” you said it yourself… your parents had plenty of money to support you growing up, so you’ve never had to worry about it. so much in fact, you have a “i’d be happy poor” mentality. i’d challenge you to walk in someones shoes who wasn’t as blessed as you; i can guarantee you would edit your post asap. when you’ve hit rock bottom, you try to make as much as you can in order to not return. the larger the amount of income flowing in, the larger the cushion is; so you don’t have to go back to that way of living. it’s like a tornado; you want to get as far away as possible. when the coast is clear, you still run like a bat out of hell.</p>