This is just laughable, and shows remarkably limited vision. I don't give a flying f**k about my bank account. What money gives me is the freedom to do what I want in life instead of toiling at a miserable job (but only 35 hours a week!) for the rest of my life. What a sad existence. I fail to see what is so glorious and happy about your pathetic outlook on life. Unless, of course, your dream in life is to work a sorry 35-hour a week job for the rest of forever. I accumulated wealth so that I could move on to better activities with more meaning and value to me. I still work very hard, but I get to do what *I* want to do, which is the whole point of not being a wage slave to begin with. I'll bet there are damn few people in Europe who wouldn't happily trade their jobs for the ability to do what they want in life and actually accomplish something meaningful.