Money Money Money

Here is a tune to listen to while reading this blogpost to set the mood. Its also a classic and everyone should appreciate it.

So there have been many life changes that have happened within the last few weeks. They all came relatively quickly, but they are all for the best.

The first one is that I got a job. Woo! After a year of being an avid job hunter, I finally got a retail job with a great team of people. When I first went to the interview, I was worried because I had previous interviews that didn’t work out too well. I was always too nervous and couldn’t concentrate properly meaning my answers always seemed stupid and I was probably coming across as some bimbo. I decided to go into this with the thought that if it didn’t work out, I’ll just return to my home town for the summer and it’ll be okay. So all the pressure was off me in the interview. Maybe that’s why I performed so well? We can’t be sure.

Then I got a call a few days later saying I had got the job! It was quite a shock! I had no retail experience at all!

So then the complication hit: where was I going to live all summer? I got kicked out of my residential college in only a few weeks. Luckily some girls I was friends with were moving into a house, so I made the decision to move into a house with them, the second big life change that had happened to me in the last week. We signed a contract quickly and as painlessly as possible.

Therefore, I am now the proud tenant of a house AND I have a job. Bet I seem pretty independent, huh? I still need to learn to cook, but those skills will hopefully come later!

There is one thing that my head is still getting around though, and that is money. How quickly it comes. How quickly it goes. How the world revolves around it. Then the big ol’ debate arises: does money buy happiness? I work in a store where there are a lot of expensive things and people throw a lot of money around. I’ve notices that the people who come in with kids are usually the nicest people. Is this because they love seeing smiles on the kids’ faces when they buy them a game or an iPod? The younger generation is always up for a good chat too and aren’t shy when it comes to asking questions, does this mean they are just as happy too?

I have however noticed that middle ages people that come in by themselves without a ring on their finger (yes, I am a girl, I notice these things) are the impatient, rude, and generally unpleasant customers.

Here is my personal opinion on the debate: money does not buy happiness. Happiness is a state of mind that can’t be bought, and you get happiness by the amount of love in your life. To get this love, you need to give the same amount of love. If you give no love, you get no love.  Easy as the ABC. Hope that makes sense!

End of rant.