Money Is Never the Answer

Money!  Why has this one concept completely dominated the world?  Is this what life has become?  I often wonder why this is such a motivator for people to build their lives around like it's their form of religion.

It's actually quite disgusting how we have been so dependent on "earning" that we forget how to spend it properly.  I am so tired of seeing people spending up to their income and beyond and then bitch and complain about being in debt.  It just doesn't make sense.  I mean you would think that a person making $200k a year is financially well off but behind the scenes you see that they are having problems making their mortgage each month with their $2 million home and 3 brand new cars outside (each with a personalized license plate naming each one).  So I ask a question again... why do we feel the need to overspend to feel happy?

Now I have had my fair share of indulging in my youth... but over the years I have managed to pay off both my cars in full, have ZERO roll over credit card debt each month and build a nice little stash for myself just in case.  I haven't even paid 1 cent in interest to a credit card company in about 7 years.  I was able to accomplish this all while living in a nice place with top rated schools for my children to attend.

If this post seems like I'm bragging... well I kinda am.  But really it's not that hard to live underneath your paycheck... it just takes discipline.  Something I'm sure that most people do not possess much less even know the definition of.

In the end we will all end up in the same place lying on our death beds wondering where all the years have gone.  At that point what difference does it make if we had material wealth or not.  Despite what the Egyptians believe you can't take it with you.  And who's to say that the ones you leave it too are better off.

The bottom line is... life should be about exploration, being free and leaving your surroundings in better condition than what you had to begin with.  The more we lose our souls to the green paper god, the more we devalue our overall existence.