Is it better to be a care-less poor or a care-ful rich?

Because many of my peers are staying in landed properties or condominiums, does it mean that I have to follow suit? Just because my neighbour is driving a big car, so must I! Life is basically very simple. But, because many people want to compete and get ahead of others, that is why they make life so hard, so stressful and so complicated for themselves.

We come into this world empty-handed and we leave this world empty-handed regardless of what we are and who we are while on earth. Alexander The Great who was the greatest conqueror of all times, before he died, he told his followers to make two holes on the two sides of his coffin and lay his hands out because he wanted to tell the world that he left this world empty-handed despite his great achievements in his lifetime.

Isn't it true that when we earned less, we spent less, and when we earn more, we spend more? At the end of the day, we still have no savings! So, what is the difference? Is it better to be a care-less poor or a care-ful rich, if riches are measured by the amount of money one earns.