Reply #3: Very good points

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I used to define myself by my job, until I moved to Arkansas and couldn't get a job in my field of expertise. This person has a lot of good ideas, one of the most important being that she volunteers for non-profits. This is as important as working for money, because it so helps your self-esteem.

We need to work together, to help one another. When you do that, the amount of money you get on payday stops mattering. What does matter (which so many of us have forgotten) is our attitude towards others.

I work with two guys who make their money prepping houses for termite treatments, which often means grubbing in mud and digging out under houses with low crawls. Two finer gentlemen I cannot think of. They are polite, cordial, come to work on time and take pride in their work. Stacking them against some of the CEOs with their golden parachutes--hey, Bobby and Dennis would win hands down, every time.