What Is Money

So isn’t it time you take your finances a tad more seriously?

What Is Money?

You see, there are many ideas of what people think money is.

Some say it is a form of measurement.

Yes, but a measurement of what? Wealth? In the olden days, people measured wealth

by how many cows, sheep and horses they had. But do people measure wealth today by

your cows and horses? How about slaves? Was there a time where manpower is

considered a hot commodity? Are slaves worth anything today? Are your dollar bills

sitting in the bank going to protect you if a recession strikes the country? No, wealth can

not be measured by the dollar bill.

Some say it is a form of power.

Yes, money can give you power, but if you are stuck on a desert island forever with a

trillion dollars, will that money mean squat to you? If someone offered you water and a

helicopter to fly out of there, you would trade all your money in a split second, so money

is not an accurate measurement of power – it heavily depends on how and wisely you

use it (hint!).

Many believe it is the root of all evil… and several others take on this belief

without much questioning.

Now, now, now… money is NOT the root of all evil (otherwise, why do you think

churches still accept monetary donation and charity?). The love of money is the root of

all evil. Remember, money is an excellent servant but a terrible master. If you are trading

your life away for the dollar, money then has power over your time and life.

And unless you have proper financial intelligence, the lack of money can spawn a lot of

evil thinking and negative mindset as observed in primarily cheats, thieves, criminals,

breakups, freeloaders, cheapskates, and more to name.

But what is money, really?