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Money is merely pieces of paper that are traded for goods and services - some necessities, some luxuries.
Essentially, as long as my bills are paid - I'm happy and comfortable. Treating myself to a super luxury is so much more rewarding than getting them all of the time. At least, that's what I was taught and will teach my daughter.
There is a lot more to life than amassing wealth. Like, instead of buying $100 Jeans, I can take a $2 pair of thrift store jeans and make them into something personal and unique. Psh, I'd rather tear my own holes into my jeans ((through falling..)) rather than buying them pre-tattered.
Cool, Kuharai, I do agreed that life should be full of experiences, rather than buying other people experiences! (through falling.........) ! It won't sustain!!
It is the most important thing to me. Whenever I am in bad times I think of how good I am at saving money and making good use of my funds. I don't really spend on stupid things like designer clothes, fancy cars, big houses and the such. I always try to find the cheapest way to buy stuff if I HAVE to. However, that is not to say that I love money. I only place it as my highest priority because I know that if I make sacrafices now it will pay off later on hopefully at least. I strongly believe that the borrower is slave to the lender and I try to avoid going in debt like the pleague.
My other priority is my education which I am currently studying accounting.
This is quite a huge question when you think about it, I've worked all my life for retirement knowing that one day I can stop working and have a paycheck still coming in.
Surviving is a big issue with me, I'm not real materialistic but I do like to eat, sleep and be happy and it seems to me that money allows for survival. If you don't have your own money then you are using sombody else's for your survival. So yeah it's pretty important in my books.
When I was 23, I made quite enough money and then some for the way I wanted to live (and worked in public TV). I also was quite young-woman depressed, and remember thinking of the Beatles line, "Give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind." However, even then, being poorer wouldn't have helped much. My income allowed me to live alone, drive a safe car, have a good studio apartment, and if I had known what kind of treatment might have been available for depression, I could have paid for it.
These many years later, I see money as buying me some control over life circumstances and some protection from problems/other people. If you need a lawyer (as I once did) it's $1,000, no matter how you feel about money. Now I can afford a house so when I come home from my draining job (that job where I help people!), I have control over my environment. I don't have to cooperate with anyone, I can make independent financial decisions about my home environment, I can afford to make it beautiful/quiet or whatever I want. (Currently full of artwork and rescue dogs).
I also personally find it important to be able to donate what is, for me, a fair amount of money to those causes I care about, but lack the skills or financial stability to work for them. (I figure, I should do what I can do to be paid enough to give them money to do what they do well).
I like being able to pick up the check for a friend who is down on his fortunes.
I like being able to buy helpful services- chiropractor, acupuncture, vet, house/car repairs. I like the safety of a reliable car when I go to work at night.
The last thing I think of is "stuff." I do think people who gauge themselves or others by stuff are frankly pathetic- suckered by advertising.
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I don't care about money, unfortunately everyone else believes that money makes the world go around, so I'm forced to make use of it.
