Are you scared of money?

"Life is worth much more than gold" -The Wailers

Yep that pretty much sums up my relationship with money. I suppose I'm not so much afraid of it in itself, as much as I'm scared by what it does to people, depending on the way they look at its value. Not a big fan really, but in some cases I can realize its importance and the need for having it, however I believe that "need" is pretty much entirely created by our societies manufactured reality.

 

Personally, i believe money is inanimate. It has no mind of it's own. It makes you do nothing. Any issue with money lies in the hands of the beholder. It does take a lot of responsibility to handle money and credit. I have been on both sides of this coin. I have blown it big time and have been a good steward of my money and credit. While money can buy power it is not power in and of itself. Again it falls back to the person wielding it.
basically money is a trade piece, the same as a grilled cheese at a phish concert. Either you can trade for a lot or a little.
This thread should be more about personal habits than about money itself or hell beaver pelts for that matter.

 

I find myself being worried about money and future very often...Not always, just lately...
I am not very materialistic, I wouldnt want to be insanely rich cause , knowing myself, I'd be worse than Paris Hilton...I have an addictive personality and I'd just spend way too much. Then I'd feel guilty...Bla bla bla...
Of course, I wouldnt want to be poor either...

 

I worry about money quite a bit but I don't allow it to rule my life! It just frustrates me how in the UK it is so hard if not impossible to get on the property ladder, unless you're on a high income and working 60 hour weeks. And if you're single and on a middle/low income you're screwed.

Sometimes I wish I'd been born in my parents generation where regardless of income, if you had a job and saved (which you could do back then) you would have a roof over your head.

I go to work some days and despite being fairly good with money, think what the hell am I working towards. Then I think ok well try and look at a job that pays reasonable. The options are going back to college to study but I don't know what the hell I would do and that is not possible at the moment as I need to work. Besides the jobs that would pay well are the kind where you're stuck in an office for 12 hours a day with a bunch of two-faced backstabbers. I've experienced my fair share in the past and the thought of an office environment makes me feel claustrophobic.

I mean I'm not asking to be wealthy I just want to earn enough to live on, save a bit each month and be financially independent and secure. Man this country and cost of living is just crazy. Makes me wanna move abroad! I've become so disillusioned over the years that I decided I'm not having kids as the quality of life for my generation today is shit!

Atleast I don't have mortgage payments to worry about or any debt, so there's a positive.

 

Careful with your choice of man then. That takes a special guy to have patience for that.
not doggin ya at all, just sayin it is very hard on a relationship.

 

My sister told my wife once "he's one of those people who always makes money". I never really thought about it but I have been lucky when it comes to money.

 

A special guy, eh ? Lol....Where to find one ?
With my luck, I'll probably end up with some lazy unemployed bum

 

hehe, but gawd he'll love you back real good.

 

well, hmm.. you need money to have everything you need (food, shelter, water)

otherwise live on the streets...
these days, money has become very powerful. lol i think you kinda need money. if you didn't.. nobody would be working...


- so to answer your question, well... i'm scared of losing money.. dont wanna live on the streets.. blah blah.

 

Until people come to their senses, stop being lazy and immature(over paying actors, under paying teachers etc), and learn to work out a barter system, currency will always be needed, unfortunately.

 

teachers aren't as underpaid as teacher's unions make themselves out to be. for their level of education, yes, they are paid less than their peers, they also get more time off in most cases, short days, and very low expectations for performance.

 

When you look at the service they provide compared to the service an actor provides...... Then look at the pay they receive compared to the pay an actor receives.

Thousands compared to multi millions? One holds the future of our nation in their hands, and the other recites lines and pretends to be somebody else.

 

actors may be overpaid, but that doesn't make teachers underpaid

you should also look into "scale"

 

i know several people who are public school teachers and they do just fine with a few months off every year, when they can work a second job or travel to France...

to answer the original question... money can be tough for me. my job includes estimating and sending out bids and a lot of money rides on it and it stresses me the fuck out sometimes. i sometimes think of going back to school for a skill that i can just do, get paid, and that's that, but sometimes i do a really thorough job and it works out well and i feel a greater sense of accomplishment when it's done because it can be so tough on me.

in my personal life... money is okay... i manage my finances okay but of course i wish i had more so i could live more comfortably and do some more traveling. i'm sure that'll come eventually though.

 

not scared of money

i plan to have quite a lot of it some day.

im a hoarder. so far so good.

 

That sentence alone would make me think you're scared of money. . . .

 

I'm scared of debt. I'm willing to go without needs so I don't fall into that money pit. All I want is a house on several acres of land. Sadly that costs quite a bit of money.

 

ever sold a painting?

 

No. Most people don't like my stuff. *shrugs*

 

hmm i can see why you read it like that but my motivations are totally different. some people horde because they've afraid they'll run out.. well im not afraid of that. im just smart. i see the practicality in not spending every paycheck on stupid shit. the point i was trying to make was just that since i save my money it's all adding up. my money is already making me money but simply sitting there. i can't understand people who dont grasp the concept of saving.. i know so many people who spend their money as they earn it, and then wonder why they are broke all the time...

i know that with my skills i can get a job with decent pay anywhere. i may not be rich, but im working on that