The penny-pinchers are those who slog their whole lives to earn MONEY and don't enjoy it, neither do they let their children enjoy it, and one fine day, when they grow old...... a third person walks in and enjoys all of it...... and all they can do is sit and watch... perhaps grumbling about it a little....... but they don't change, they still don't spend on themselves..... they still remain their own stingy-self..... but they wonder if they have been unfair to their children......
Next in line are the spendthrifts, these people are what we call the "shopaholics" they just have to shop, shop and shop.... if they don't pay a visit to the super market or a mall atleast once a day, the world will collapse around them, every upset mood.....they shop, every happiness..... they shop..... they just want to feel good about themselves they shop. Some of these kinds buy on impluse and follow it up with a guilt trip....
And the Wise- spenders....... I wonder how they do it........ It must take a lot to know how and when to spend and when not to.... or they are just plain smart....... sensible people.... well done wise-spenders keep it up.... we need to learn a lot from you.....
But my question was "What is it about people and money?", and I ask again....... To me it is just a peice of paper which is used to fulfill our necessities, but to a lot of people, that I've come across money is something extraordinary..... And these people give free advice to people like me..... The advice goes like this......" you should be more ambitious in life......... you should listen to any kind of non-sense people give you........ so what, in the end you are going to be rich, consider that......... Money is NOT a necessity, It is a Luxury blah blah blah" It just does not end....
I wonder how many would agree with this....... Certainly not me..... after listening to this free advice for sometime, I quitely plug in my Nokia express- music, to escape the torture........... :D
Ah yes, money! A great topic. It makes the world go round, or so they say.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I worry about money. Maybe because I have a mortgage and I live alone. It is all up to me. I have even started to contemplate if I will have enough of it when I retire, even though that time is still far off. So where do I fall in your categories. Somewhere in between. Although I might be a shopaholic more then a pincher, I aspire to be someone who is in control of my finances.;)
Many lovely thoughts here, I so enjoyed reading this.
xo
Zuzana
Zuzana:
ReplyDeleteThanks you.:)
Money sure does make the world go round....:) Like I said its a necessity.... Worrying about money while we are living is a unavoidable.... I do that too.... All the time... But, its sad, when people start treating money as foremost to everything else.... such as love & dignity.... Believe me there are quite a number of people who can forgo Love and dignity for money.
Whatever said and done, money is definitely needed. Many a times we have lost peace because of that. Seeing life this far, I have come to a point where I admire people who spend money wisely and know how to use it. It certainly cannot come near love but dignity -- to a certain extent money can preserve, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI am still to start earning so I guess I might be a bit naive in the dignity part but nevertheless there is a great difference when money is in your hands and when it is not.
Joy always,
Susan
True Susan, It makes a BiG difference.... Sooner or later you will learn where dignity stands in money matters....
ReplyDeleteCheers Honey,:)
Seema