Someone once asked me, "What is the point of making money if you are not going to spend it and make your life easier?" and in the moment, I didn't really give it much thought because I thought it was just some squabble of a friend who wanted me to spend money extravagantly and then end up regretting my decision in the future. But then it was later on, when I got home that I began to process the message, and it turns out it makes a lot of sense.
You see, life (at least for the average person) can be somewhat of a rat race. We spend money to learn something valuable, then we use the knowledge to earn money (whether through a job or maybe by building something with all the knowledge), then we make money from work, then we use the money to eat so we can have energy to work, so we can make more money to eat, so we can work at a greater capacity, and the cycle continues. Usually, if you work hard enough or learn hard enough or maybe make the right connections, you should be able to suspend the rat race for a while. But sadly, only a very few people ever get there. And even some of the people who get there still find themselves mentally in the race.
No change in their lifestyle, just a bigger bank account filled with money that ultimately doesn't do anything until they grow old and pass, then it gets thrown to the next of kin, who won't show the money any mercy and ultimately waste it.
I have never considered myself rich or even anything close to that (I believe I am still in the learning stage), but then it was after this conversation that I realised that there were times I found myself inconveniencing myself, when I could afford to spend a little and make things a lot easier. I mean, what's the point of making money if you're not going to spend it? From that moment, I started being more conscious about the things I can afford to spend on and make life easier. And although my balance has gone down, life has definitely felt better, which is ultimately what we strive to achieve in the end.
I decided to write on this because I know I'm definitely not the only one who has been under this category before. Perhaps you're reading this and you're under this category, this is your sign to get that thing that you can afford that you know will make your life better. Keywords being "that you can afford" and "will make your life better", this is not your sign to splurge cash on that unnecessary thing, lol.
"What is the point of making money if you are not going to spend it and make your life easier?"
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