How To Save Money Is Just As Important As How To Make Money
That is what this site is all about. From various topics, this site will give you an education on how to save money so you can enjoy what you already have. So many people get caught up in some type of rat race to earn more money to get more things that they don’t really want or need to be happy. So, our hope is that we will be able to make enough to enjoy what it is that we really want – then save the rest of our money like crazy.
Why Would You Want To Save Money Anyway?
Most of us save money like this, our little nestegg.
This is another one of those silly hypothetical type questions in one sense and quite real in another. At the outset, it seems like a perfectly ridiculous idea to ask ‘why save money’, but I would challenge you to look deeper. See, saving stuff, anything, can sometimes be for reasons of comfort, security and peace of mind. We save photos, postcards, old birthday cards, love letters, old scraps from projects we’ve worked on – you name it and someone probably is holding on to that. Well, in some respects, money is a lot like this.
Money Is More About What It Represents To Us
Green paper with that special ink and familiar smell does not comfort you when you are sick, laugh with you when you with friends or share great stories with you over long dinners. True, it can help you to enjoy some of these previously mentioned events and that is precisely the point. Money represents something to each one of us. For some, the goal to accumulate as much as possible in the shortest amount of time represents a need to feel powerful or superior. Other people are fine with making what they require to live and a bit more for their security in their golden years when they no longer wish to work. Even people who are ‘retired’ sometimes find work to do to make even more money because they don’t think they have enough. Isn’t this what investing in the stock market today is all about? Somewhere along the way, it would be a good idea to shift our focus for a moment on what is enough. Really, what is enough money. I once read that next to the definition of ‘money’ in the dictionary are the words “not enough”. I thought it was pretty funny, sad too though, don’t you think? It is a very telling sign and one that we can all relate to. One of my goals and passions is to define for myself and a principle I hope to pass on to my children regarding the nature of money. It is simply a reflection of our energies and intentions. These are not new ideas, they’ve been around for centuries – maybe not regarding money strictly, but manifestation in our life. I’m trying on some new ideas regarding the whole notion of saving money and they will be shared here for you to read, enjoy and hopefully benefit from.
We are taught from an early age that we need to save money for retirement, save for a rainy day, save some for safe-keeping. I agree with all of these notions, but I think there are more. I think that saving is somehow a deeper innate response we have. It’s like a squirrel saving his nuts away. We keep them tucked away until….until when? Did you know that most squirrels never even find most of the nuts that they bury. Seriously, they’ve done studies. That’s probably why they need to hide so many away – it’s a sheer numbers game. It is like the socking away of those nuts is just an innate response to the different seasons.
Don’t laugh, we do it too – in fact, where do you think the expression “squirrel it away” comes from? Yes, most of us are saving our money for retirement, spending just what we need to as we go along. No, we don’t forget where we put the money for the most part, but it is the general principle I’m trying to impress upon you. We would all probably have much more than we do or will have at retirement if we adopted an attitude of giving some as we go – with or without tax breaks from our lovely, kind and generous big broth..er..um….government.
How about this idea…Save Money so you can give it away!?!
Yes, you did read that correctly – I said give some of your money away. I know, this sounds even crazier than that silly hypothetical question of why save your $ in the first place, right?! Not really. Think about this. Every time that you are in a position to help someone in need out and you can, you feel better about yourself. If you have ever had the pleasure of helping someone change a tire on the side of the road, then you know what I mean. There is a great sense of satisfaction knowing that you have helped someone out. And for no reason or ulterior motive. Okay, it makes you feel good, but that one gets a pass. I mean, don’t get me wrong – Alaska fishing lodges are pretty nice too! You’ve got to have some balance in your life. The point is, turning into Mr. Scrooge will suck the joy out of your life faster than you can say Bah-Humbug.
Try it on for size even in a small dose. You can practice with your time or some other form of your energy before you actually use your – gasp – money to help another. Try just doing a simple act of courtesy for someone you see struggling in some way. I dare you not to feel better about yourself. Better yet, you can even pay a measly amount (like 25 cents or something) to keep someone from having to break a dollar. You pick, do something that you can feel better about. Now think – what if you all of a sudden found yourself in a position to give a measly $25 or $250 to someone? When you start to give from a place of abundance and joy, you really get more in return. You’ll probably get more money in return and you will definitely get more joy in return. Let me know how it goes…
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Interesting article.