Why invest?

[sgd]

We are just greedy plain and simple. We can live with inflation or get out of the rat race anytime just spend lesser have lower expectations but no we want to achieve the perfect freedom financially and also keep it that way.

Even if we have no financial problems there will be other problems that will take it's place, do you see the rich people have no problems? No health problems, no family fueds, no "divorce,mistresses,2nd 3rd wives,estranged from wife children all airing the dirtiest linen in public" - problems ?

no escape man

What you say is true to a certain level.
But no man is an island.
And we are not living in "LOST HORIZON" or "SHANGRILLA"
i wish we are.

Chinese says:-

"Money is not everything.
But everything is Money"
"No money no-talk"
"Money can bribe the devil to work for you"

Often misquoted from the BIBLE
"Money is not the root of all evil. The love of money is"

So Money is neutral.
How you use it may be not.

in the end whatever wealth we have we will achieve nothing, that's why all the wealthy people want to be remembered try to make their mark on the world by creating monuments and landmarks but the irony is people remember landmarks but nobody will remember your name or what you have done. Example Oei Tiong Ham is the name of a road around Holland V area, he was one of the most powerful man in the 1920's at the time his death in singapore his estate was estimated at 200 million guilders, in the 1920's era where money had value thats a billionaire he could have been warren buffet of his day. But until I mentioned it here nobody knew that even myself I just googled it up so you see the point.

all we can do is enjoy a little bit of it for a while then we die and give it to somebody who may or may not be so careful.

Also quoting the bible from ecclesiastes - it's just chasing the wind, it's just for our vanity.