Money Truly Doesn't Buy Happiness - World's Richest Man Bezos Is Getting A Divorce...

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"In a message Wednesday on Mr. Bezos’s Twitter account, the couple said that after a trial separation, they had chosen to proceed with the divorce.

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If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again,” they said. “We’ve had such a great life together as a married couple, and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects, and as individuals pursuing ventures and adventures.”

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"Ms. Bezos, who was instrumental in helping to launch Amazon, could be entitled to half the couple’s wealth depending on where they divorce, attorneys said. If Ms. Bezos ends up with a chunk of Mr. Bezos’s stake, she could influence shareholder votes on resolutions and press for changes at the company. "



Wall Street Journal

All that money and it can't make them happy.

Maybe it is guilt stress over treating workers badly?
 
Happiness can't be purchased.

Plenty of people are quite happy with their lives, even if they are not rich.

And there are very rich people who are not happy. Such as the richest man on Earth.

And our President.
 
PoliTalker said:
"In a message Wednesday on Mr. Bezos’s Twitter account, the couple said that after a trial separation, they had chosen to proceed with the divorce.

...

If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again,” they said. “We’ve had such a great life together as a married couple, and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects, and as individuals pursuing ventures and adventures.”

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"Ms. Bezos, who was instrumental in helping to launch Amazon, could be entitled to half the couple’s wealth depending on where they divorce, attorneys said. If Ms. Bezos ends up with a chunk of Mr. Bezos’s stake, she could influence shareholder votes on resolutions and press for changes at the company. "



Wall Street Journal

All that money and it can't make them happy.

Maybe it is guilt stress over treating workers badly?
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Are you kidding ...

One hour after my divorce from Mrs Wrong, I ordered a custom Corvette, bought a Townhouse and booked a vacation to St Martin

Was happily single again for the following 13 years ... those Wild Oats where Sowed.

Then I married Mrs Right ... and still Happy

:cool:
 
Bourbon said:
Are you kidding ...

One hour after my divorce from Mrs Wrong, I ordered a custom Corvette, bought a Townhouse and booked a vacation to St Martin

Was happily single again for the following 13 years ... those Wild Oats where Sowed.

Then I married Mrs Right ... and still Happy

:cool:
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Great story, I love happy endings.
 
PoliTalker said:
Money hasn't seemed to help President Trump be very happy, either.

He's had a few divorces.
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Trump has been an outsider all his life.. and subject to ridicule because of his behavior.. Americans need to realize that at this point he wants to destroy our institutions and hurt Americans because we have failed to adequately worship him and relieve his anger and insecurity. Please remember this.
 
kudzu said:
Trump has been an outsider all his life.. and subject to ridicule because of his behavior.. Americans need to realize that at this point he wants to destroy our institutions and hurt Americans because we have failed to adequately worship him and relieve his anger and insecurity. Please remember this.
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That's exactly how I see it as well. It's obvious that he is in competition with Obama, who he spent years putting down even before 2016. Is it a coincidence that he reneged on the budget deal about the same time that it was reported that Obama was the most admired man?
 
PoliTalker said:
"In a message Wednesday on Mr. Bezos’s Twitter account, the couple said that after a trial separation, they had chosen to proceed with the divorce.

...

If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again,” they said. “We’ve had such a great life together as a married couple, and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects, and as individuals pursuing ventures and adventures.”

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"Ms. Bezos, who was instrumental in helping to launch Amazon, could be entitled to half the couple’s wealth depending on where they divorce, attorneys said. If Ms. Bezos ends up with a chunk of Mr. Bezos’s stake, she could influence shareholder votes on resolutions and press for changes at the company. "



Wall Street Journal

All that money and it can't make them happy.

Maybe it is guilt stress over treating workers badly?
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Bet Mrs. Bezo is pretty damn happy. She will be the world's richest woman and didn't even have to build a company to do it. :laugh:
 
Hello Bourbon,

Bourbon said:
Are you kidding ...

One hour after my divorce from Mrs Wrong, I ordered a custom Corvette, bought a Townhouse and booked a vacation to St Martin

Was happily single again for the following 13 years ... those Wild Oats where Sowed.

Then I married Mrs Right ... and still Happy

:cool:
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I'm glad you found happiness. But as you yourself say, it was getting rid of Mrs. Wrong and finding Mrs. Right that did it, not the money. I'm sure the toys and splurging were enjoyable, but they couldn't have made you happy if your head was messed up. All the money in the world can't buy happiness if you can't enjoy it with a clear conscience.
 
Hello kudzu,

kudzu said:
I don't think so.. The key language is that they would do it all again.. Ultimately each of us has to live our own life.
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I'm sure a lot of divorcees would marry their first again if they could go back in time. They didn't know then what they do know now.
 
Money is no guarantee of happiness, but it is very difficult to be happy when you are worried about food, keeping your house or apartment, or keeping the utilities on. It is important to have some financial stability to be happy.
 
Hello kudzu,

kudzu said:
Trump has been an outsider all his life.. and subject to ridicule because of his behavior.. Americans need to realize that at this point he wants to destroy our institutions and hurt Americans because we have failed to adequately worship him and relieve his anger and insecurity. Please remember this.
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I wish I COULD forget. I agree 100%.

The fact that we put this mentally deranged person in the White House shows we don't understand wealth and happiness very well in this country. We are a young country. Hopefully we will learn. It would not hurt us at all to move away from so much wealth worship. I'm there. I am rich by some standards, not by others. It is a matter of perspective. But I know wealth does not buy happiness. When I look for happiness, I look for things that might make me happy. That COULD be something I buy, or it could also be an experience already available to me, possibly as part of a relationship I have with another human being(s), something which does not require money to participate in. Maybe just chatting here and expanding my understanding of what motivates people to hold their views. Or it could be accomplishing things, making goals and fulfilling them. I don't worship wealth. I could have far more wealth if I made that a priority but I don't see the point.

The secret of life is not getting rich. It is enjoying the passage of time.

We only have so much time to be alive, a finite number of days. Happiness is not a factor how how much wealth one can accumulate during that time. It is a factor of what you do with your allotted time. Wealth won't buy you any more time. If you spend all your good years seeking wealth, you may find that your body gives out before you can use that wealth to enhance your enjoyment of life. What a shame.

Trump said he was going to quit playing golf if he was elected. He was fooling himself. He didn't realize that even though he plays a hi-stress game of golf, talking all the time and cheating, he gets a relief out of the game. Personally, when I play golf, I like it because I get to leave the cares of the real world behind and focus on this one challenging activity. It's fun to have the goal of playing well and then see if you can do it. I never do for a whole round, but I do have some incredible shots and holes. I learned long ago not to beat myself up for not being perfect and to accept what I can do for the value of that. I could never enjoy the game with somebody like President Trump, because he can't relax. He's is always talking, talks over other players shots UNFORGIVABLE! and talks about politics and heavy stuff during the game. To me that is a game-spoiler, but he can't separate from his stressors and takes all that baggage with him around the links. But then he doesn't drink, either. Heck. I like a beer or two while playing.

I'm not surprised he can't quit golf. He was fooling himself when he said he would. I'm sure he really believed it when he said it. He just doesn't think things through. That's the problem with a short attention-span. ps. I can enjoy a game on a cheap public course as much as a game at an exclusive manicured course. I view both as an equal challenge and equally enjoyable. I'm sure Trump is the type who could not stoop to playing a public course, doesn't think it's any fun unless it's a high-dollar course. Fool. It can be a LOT of fun. Are you kidding me? He's spoiled!
 
Hello Kacper,

Kacper said:
Bet Mrs. Bezo is pretty damn happy. She will be the world's richest woman and didn't even have to build a company to do it. :laugh:
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That's a guess.

And she actually did work very hard to create Amazon. She was in on it from the beginning. She worked for Amazon.
 
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