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05-24-2007, 05:43 AM
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 Why do I want money...??? Primarily because money is power... power to do good... power to look after those who are near and dear to you... power to advance humanity... power to express yourself and see that what you consider important gets done... With money you are part of the solutions... without it... you are part of the problems... simple as that... .      |
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05-24-2007, 06:01 AM
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05-24-2007, 06:16 AM
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| Shamou hit the nail right on the head, as usual. My personal feeling, however, is that most people use greater wealth to acquire more possessions, with very little (if any) concern for the common good. Over the past 100 years, the prevailing work ethic in America has shifted from conservation to consumption. I make no judgment about the shift except to say that many people find the new work ethic unfulfilling. Trying to find purpose and meaning in the acquisition of material things is like trying to jog to the grocery store on your treadmill.
__________________ 11 Causes of Procrastination and Their Cures Resolve Arguments like a Pro with 7 Proven Techniques Are You an American Zombie? How I OverCame a Crippling Anxiety Disorder |
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05-24-2007, 07:11 AM
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05-24-2007, 07:37 AM
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| I say much of what gives money polarity comes down to what you think money is. I see money being just societies measure of what something is worth, decided by market forces of supply and demand, futhur compounded by complicated facters as needs and wants, advertising, constricting markets and monopolies. But it started as a measure of worth, for items and work. The actual act of getting money, is neutral, that is it has no intrinsic polarity. How you go about getting money and why you want money is what contains polarity. If you want money to help other people, you want money to provide for your family or you want money so you can use it to support yourself while providing value to society, they are all positive reasons to want money. When it is about greed, getting money for the sake of money, getting money for the sake of power or getting money to protect you from those things you are scared of, that is when the reasons are negative. There are "positive" and "negative" reasons to want money, but they aren't good or evil, or even right or wrong. They just have different results, where positive reasons create abundance and love, negative reasons create fear and scarcity. Either way you go about wanting money is fine, as long as you don't label money as evil or good. As soon as you do that you lower your awareness and hide the truth from yourself. Money is just a tool that people in a society have agreed to use as a value for different things. As simple as that. Now if you desire money for good reasons I say go for it. Grab all the cash you can and use it in the best ways possible. Better a dollar in your hands than in the hands of a penny pinching hoarder that only wants a bigger TV. Raise your awareness in regards to money and you will also reveal your own polarity in regards to it. I think that is the best thing we can do.  |
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05-24-2007, 08:52 AM
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| Money is important to me because it allows me to gather additional resources for my master plan! |
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05-24-2007, 09:25 AM
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| The reason I want money is so I can simply and calmly concentrate on my work - practicing singing, growing personally and professionally and performing - without worry. This is the tough part of an artistic profession. Financial worries tend to suck energy and disturb concentration which makes working harder. I also want it so I can live a relatively comfortable life in terms of being able to choose healthful foods, making environmentally conscious purchases and during travel on the audition trail. Thankfully, even though I have no money - I also have no debt. The Universe has allowed me to keep my head over water through various sponsors always showing up at the right time in my life.
__________________ I love to grow. Last edited by Michelle : 05-24-2007 at 09:28 AM. |
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05-25-2007, 12:57 AM
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| I want more money because I want freedom. To me freedom is the ability to do and purchase what I want when I want to, as well as go where I want to go. No one can tell me what to do. Can't stand going to work! I have a little analogy about this. I like to think of a dollar as a freedom chip. The more freedom chips that I have then the more dollars (money) I have. So by having an abundance of freedom chips will mean that I got alot of money. I know this sounds a little silly. So when I have a bunch of money in the bank saved up and have built businesses that produce me income every month (which I'm working on now). I will be free. Secondly, my wife is pregnant with our first child. She wont be able to work for quite a while. We have 2 incomes now, which will be only be mine starting in October. I'm feeling confident that I will have created additional income sources to pull us through an upcoming event that will be very expensive. Luckily I have been fortunate enough to have some wonderful business opportunities present themselves to me. |
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05-25-2007, 01:25 AM
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I think it's a cool image.I measure it in days. If I stopped working right now, how long could I continue to buy food, provide shelter and heat for my family, and honorably pay all my debts? Since my passive income is 0, the answer is only about a month or so - whatever I have in savings. But I hope soon to have infinite wealth, as measured in days. That's what money means to me -- having the days of my life for my own, instead of selling my life at an hourly rate.
__________________ Let me know how I can help you. Amanda Himelein |
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05-25-2007, 08:31 AM
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| I think of wealth as financial strength. Its similar to physical strength/health. It's a part of being healthy for me. With wealth, I am able to: a) fullfill the basic needs of myself and dependents(health and medicinc) b) freedom to use my time c) there are more options for me, more things i can experience d) greater ability to help others I do not want to depend on others for my needs. So I need wealth. Some people are born unhealthy/weak in strenght. But whenever we can, we should strive to more healthy/strong. I also believe, that a person should spend his time doing other things when he has a certain level of wealth. I don't believe in spending 3 hrs a day getting a great body. I want to take enough care of my body, so it is functioning well and I am alert. Same thing for wealth. |
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05-25-2007, 09:53 PM
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1) Freedom is the ability to purchase what I want when I want 2) No one can tell me what to do Big companies are trying tell us what to purchase every day. Having money does not make you free unless you truly learn to purchase goods and services on your own, self-actualized terms, and not as the result of a corporate media campaign. I'm simply pointing out that financial freedom involves inputs (money) and outputs (consumption), and that true freedom generally involves both.
__________________ 11 Causes of Procrastination and Their Cures Resolve Arguments like a Pro with 7 Proven Techniques Are You an American Zombie? How I OverCame a Crippling Anxiety Disorder |
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05-26-2007, 09:00 PM
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| How the hell I could change the world without money? I'm rich , but I am not a multi- billionaire yet, but i'm only 19 years old. I need money, money is a tool, i'm conscious money is not going to make me happier, money is nothing. what is going to make me happy is when i'm going to have me mdeical research center like the howard hughes medical center, with more impact off course, when all the poor contry in the worl are going to be auto-suffisent, when everybody in this earth si going to be happy, i'll be satisfied. This is why I need money. Money is a tool.
__________________ www.vincentboucher.com , www.intelligence.tv B. Sc physics / M.a. Politics / M.Sc Aerospace |
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05-26-2007, 11:59 PM
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| Wealth offers freedom... freedom of time and freedom of money. Life is meant to be more than work. I have simpathy for those who work so hard just to make ends meet. There is so much more to life than that! Unfortunately, many don't get to fully enjoy life. Of course this is just my opinion.
__________________ You CAN find financial success online! Build success with us! |
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05-27-2007, 12:04 AM
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Hope you like it here... and that you make so much money that you cn buy each of us a great big gift... But... seriously... looking forward to sharing, learning and growing with you... . |
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05-27-2007, 01:25 AM
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Money is freedom. Money is power. If you know how to handle money, then its one of the best things one can have.
__________________ All that matters is results. |
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05-27-2007, 08:15 AM
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| money is just a simplified method of barter. I do something for someone, they do something for me. The money I spend represents me doing something for the person who has provided me with a good or a service. The wealth I build is just the balance of things that I have done for other people but they have not yet done something for me. Money is neither good nor bad, it's just a measurement. Saying money is bad is like saying scales are the cause of the worlds obesity problem. Those people for whom money is a problem (to much and too little), would have the same problems if there was no money. |
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05-27-2007, 07:20 PM
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| Money is not a burden by itself-it's pieces of paper. Of course, the more money the more responsibility what to do with it. If big responsibility scares you, then yeah, money will be burden for you. For me money means freedom, anyway. |
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05-28-2007, 11:20 PM
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| Thank you! I look forward to sharing and growing with all of you as well!
__________________ You CAN find financial success online! Build success with us! |
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06-05-2007, 10:33 PM
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Money is simply ink on paper. However, money is what provides me the things in life that I want i.e. to spend as much time as I want with my family, to travel, to drive whatever I want to drive, to not have to worry about price tags and yes to be able to give freely and without worry. Contribute to charity, leave greater tips, buy flowers for your neighbor for no reason at all - simply sharing abundance is a wonderful feeling and you know that whatever you put out there comes back to you tenfold! |
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06-06-2007, 04:28 AM
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| My simple answer "choices" but I love some of the other answers in this thread! Very motivating.
__________________ "The Only Things that are Impossible are the Ones You Can't Imagine." Ask Lucid - Spiritual Consulting Spiritual Suggestions - Spiritual Journeys |
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06-10-2007, 03:55 PM
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| I wish I couldn't care less about MONEY. But, that'd be a lie. It's just so motivating. I don't think it's evil at all. It's about how you try to attain it that matters. What to do with it when I get it won't be a problem at all. You better believe I'm gonna give a lot of it back. I'm into sharing, big time. But, it's also a personal issue with me. I need to feel successful in this arena. Yes, I am successful in the major areas of my life, but finances, debt-reduction and wealth creation aren't some of them, YET. They will be. I agree, CHOICES are a great reason making money is so intoxicating. Just being candid. -grant "brad" P.S. I love your quote, Shamou: "The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create it." |