Everyone envies the rich  

It IS an enviable place to be

There are levels of rich 

old money 

new money 

never worry about it money

but there is an upper class in between 

and that is most of the ‘rich’ 

We watch HGTV and see the glitz and gleam of their lives

 but not everything that glitters is gold

in their abundance of excess what you don’t see

are the bills 

they stack every counter

keeping up with the Jones costs a pretty penny

no one else crunches your numbers though 

you are expected to give more when you have more

yes,  being rich is a better problem to have 

 but it’s still a problem 

As tone deaf and privileged as that take is in a starving world, 

that doesn’t make it’s untrue 

it’s not as simple as budgeting better 

that’s the common man’s thought 

building wealth means constantly spending your accumulated wealth to make things bigger and better

it’s a never ending game 

you gotta put your kids in private school to build the right connections

buy the right ‘clothes’ to fit in with the crowd that can ensure your connections and future college placement/job placement etc 

it costs money to ensure children’s monied future 

the never ending monotony of capitalism 

it is better to be rich, yes

I’ll never insult someone and tell them money can’t buy happiness

it can’t alone, but it can help you 

easily afford the basics and then some

it’s easier to cultivate happiness when one isn’t hungry and left wanting  

 what most people don’t realize is being wealthy means giving up another most valuable asset 

your time 

how do you cultivate happiness without time to slow down and enjoy the sunset or warm summer breeze? 

It’s a different side of a coin, that’s all

It’s the simple things we forget 

it is more enviable to be FREE

free from materialism 

it motivates us, 

innovates us, sure 

BUT it also 

consumes us

evades us

smothers us

slowly kills us 

And that’s the god honest truth 

gleaming hardwood floors

shiny purses and shoes

the latest video games

fancy vacations and cars 

it’s hard to escape that life 

but if you do

freedom awaits

gives you the ultimate gift back 

YOUR TIME

in this materialistic world

rebel and simplify 

let us learn to consume less 

It’s literally killing us all