Your Money or your Life ...

[Cyberman]

The source of self-esteem, sadly for many is money and materialism. I lost 130K + in the dot com crash and it helped me put life into perspective. I have never though tried to keep up with the Jones's and don't allow other people's jealousies to affect me.

I am happy and content with what I have and that is the main thing, but it does appear that people are jealous of other people's happiness when they can do it with having far fewer material possessions of value than them. :smug

[bogeyman]

All of these men have put the pursuit of money first.

I can't help but thinking if they had put the pursuit of happiness higher up on the agenda they would still be alive.

That's basically my philosophy. But it has its drawbacks.

It is astonishing how many 'friends' you lose when you decide not to play the wealth game anymore.

Former 'friends' think you've gone mad, or had a midlife crisis, or are being deliberately cruel to your wife and kids.

The pursuit of wealth is a deadly treadmill, and a lethal addiction. My wife somewhat disagrees.

[AlfredJPruffock]

All of these men have put the pursuit of money first.

I can't help but thinking if they had put the pursuit of happiness higher up on the agenda they would still be alive.

The Love of Money being the root of All Evil

St Paul ?

[NotAllThere]

Adolf Merckle

Is that Hitler's and Angela's love child?

[SizeZero]

I wonder if Madoff will regret not following them when he learns his new bedmate's name is 'Big Al'.

[Menelaus]

Is Money your God - if it was taken away - would you commit suicide ?


City suicides: Victims of the credit crunch

Kirk Stephenson

The 47-year-old millionaire boss of private equity company Olivant Advisers killed himself last September by jumping in front an express train in Berkshire. His wife, Karina, said that when the banking crisis hit, he had become "very tense and worried about a lot of things he had worked hard for".

Adolf Merckle

The fifth richest man in Germany, who once presided over a £5bn fortune, walked 300 metres through snow from his home to a railway line in January this year and stepped in front of a train. His family said the 74-year-old had felt "powerless to act" as his empire of 120 companies folded in the crisis.

Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet

The 66-year-old French fund manager was found at his desk in New York shortly before Christmas having cut his wrists. His company lost more than £850m in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

Eric von der Porten

The San Francisco hedge-fund manager killed himself last December when his investments fell by more than 40 per cent in a year. The 50-year-old's family said he had been struggling with depression but the downturn had been "a big trigger".

Thomas Sabour

The 44-year-old managing director of a Mayfair investment manager died in his London flat in April after taking a large amount of cocaine and some heroin. He was being treated for depression which was blamed on the credit crunch.

David Kellerman

The chief financial officer of American mortgage giant Freddie Mac was found hanging in his Washington home in April. The company was under investigation over its accounting methods.

RIP Huilbert @ ABNAmro - found dead in the Berkshire woods.

[BlackenedBiker]

All of these men have put the pursuit of money first.

I can't help but thinking if they had put the pursuit of happiness higher up on the agenda they would still be alive.

And we wouldn't have a credit crunch??????

[Moscow Mule]

All of these men have put the pursuit of money first.

I can't help but thinking if they had put the pursuit of happiness higher up on the agenda they would still be alive.

[BlackenedBiker]

Never, seems so futile.

I value most everything else more.

[d000hg]

Bunch of losers.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Is Money your God - if it was taken away - would you commit suicide ?


City suicides: Victims of the credit crunch

Kirk Stephenson

The 47-year-old millionaire boss of private equity company Olivant Advisers killed himself last September by jumping in front an express train in Berkshire. His wife, Karina, said that when the banking crisis hit, he had become "very tense and worried about a lot of things he had worked hard for".

Adolf Merckle

The fifth richest man in Germany, who once presided over a £5bn fortune, walked 300 metres through snow from his home to a railway line in January this year and stepped in front of a train. His family said the 74-year-old had felt "powerless to act" as his empire of 120 companies folded in the crisis.

Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet

The 66-year-old French fund manager was found at his desk in New York shortly before Christmas having cut his wrists. His company lost more than £850m in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

Eric von der Porten

The San Francisco hedge-fund manager killed himself last December when his investments fell by more than 40 per cent in a year. The 50-year-old's family said he had been struggling with depression but the downturn had been "a big trigger".

Thomas Sabour

The 44-year-old managing director of a Mayfair investment manager died in his London flat in April after taking a large amount of cocaine and some heroin. He was being treated for depression which was blamed on the credit crunch.

David Kellerman

The chief financial officer of American mortgage giant Freddie Mac was found hanging in his Washington home in April. The company was under investigation over its accounting methods.