Money as Tool
The more money you save the more opportunities you have in life. You pretty much open the doors for yourself. I like to think of money as a tool because we can create experiences with it.
Some people use money to have a nice vehicle. What they really do is use their money to drive a nice car. The wind in their hair is the experience that they purchase. Others spend money on a nice home. The experiences that come along with that home is what money helped bring to them.
If money cannot bring you experiences in life than it is worthless. Why is it that when people are asked what they want to do in life after a certain amount of success they are always quotes as saying, “I’m going to Disneyworld”. It’s because they are going to use their money to pay for a different experience.
People who lack money also lack the option of having an abundance of experiences. This is the “staycation” result of not having more than enough money to go on vacation. On the other hand it could be that some people would rather save their money than go on vacation. Whatever the case, money is a tool used to purchase experiences.
Tools are used to build, only if the one possessing the tools knows how to use it. If the person using tools does not know how to use them, tools become a safety hazard to that individual. In the same way, if you have money and have no idea how to use it, it can harm you financially. It’s vital to learn how the rich handle money so that when you have money it can be a blessing to you instead of a curse.
Learn how to use money as a tool so you can build wealth with your income.
Money is indeed a tool we can use to get the best our of life. Unfortunately, most people become obsessed with acquiring rather than using it. For no reason at all other than greed, they want to have more. 🙂
The whole concept of having to have THINGS to be happy is where we start to go wrong. My grandmother grew up in a 3 room house with little money and lived to be a very content woman well into her 90’s. You don’t have to have THINGS, including money to make you happy.
Money is a tool when it is properly used. Most people spend it faster than they make it and that’s clearly why so many people are running into huge amounts of debt. Here’s a little food for thought: You can give anyone a hammer, some nails and wood and tell them to build a house. Most people wouldn’t know where to begin and it would fall apart before they got finished. Some people would learn how and actually build that house. Money is the same. In the ‘wrong’ hands it disappears and becomes a totally useless tool that creates problems down the road.
Thanks for the post!