Not Caring About Money Is Stupid, Not Spiritually Superior. We all know them: the people that op-out of financial responsibility under the guise of spirituality or holier-than-thou morality. They don’t care about stocks and bonds or budgets and spreadsheets, they worry about more important things. Jul 08, 2020 The Real Power Isn’t Money. Talking further about contrary to the famous belief that money is the real power, Sudha Murthy adds. No matter what the society says. Broadcasted live on Twitch - Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/slackanater. Fred Jung: Money isn't real, George. It doesn't matter. It only seems like it does. Young George: Are you gonna tell Mom that? - Fred Jung: Yeah, that's gonna be a tricky one.

Money Isn't Real George. It Doesn't Matter. It Only Seems Like It Does

Money isn't everything...but it is undeniable that it certainly affects most things in our lives, careers, and business. We work hard for our earnings, but sometimes have no time to enjoy the fruits of our labor.

If you ever feel too caught up in the rat race but still want to keep your eyes on the financial prize, you are not alone. Check out below for some quotes about money and wealth that will keep you motivated and inspired.

1. 'Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That's not just a catchy slogan. It's the very essence of successful investing.' -- J. Paul Getty

2. 'Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.' -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt

3. 'You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you.' -- Maya Angelou

4. 'Know what you own and know why you own it.' -- Peter Lynch

5. 'I will tell you the secret to getting rich on Wall Street. You try to be greedy when others are fearful. And you try to be fearful when others are greedy.' -- Warren Buffett

6. 'Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.' -- Frank A. Clark

7. 'It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy.' -- George Lorimer

8. 'There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.' -- Marlene Dietrich

9. 'A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.' -- Jonathan Swift

10. 'Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.' Zig Ziglar

11. 'The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last dollar went.' -- Unknown

12. 'It's not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.' -- Robert Kiyosaki

13. 'Money is usually attracted, not pursued.' -- Jim Rohn

14. 'The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind.' -- T.T. Munger

15. 'Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options.' -- Chris Rock

16. 'Money grows on the tree of persistence.' -- Japanese Proverb

17. 'What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.' -- Julia Cameron

Entered on December 4, 2011

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I almost could not go to college because my mother filed for bankruptcy. I work around the clock so that I can make school payments, insurance payments, pay for gas, and to survive in general. My uncle recently committed suicide because of financial stress and the subsequent foreclosure of his house. So, why, you may ask, do I believe that money does not matter when my life revolves around and has been emotionally defeated by its very existence? To be honest, money was once the only thing I thought mattered because how centered my life became around it. Unfortunately, it took the absence of my father, the death of my uncle, and the movie Blow for me to realize that money is just a man-made piece of paper, and love is the only thing that can be truly built or lost.

I always seem to draw inspiration from movies, but not one film has swayed my beliefs more than the movie Blow. Blow is based on the life of a drug-dealer named George Jung. At the beginning of the movie, George’s father Fred tells him that “money isn’t real, it doesn’t matter. It only seems like it does.” I understood the literal meaning of this message at the beginning of the movie; money is only paper, it should not be our main focus in life. It was not until the movie came full circle and George became imprisoned losing both his wife and daughter that I fully understood the message the movie was conveying. George had lost his mansion and his millions, but nothing compared to losing his family. Losing family is losing everything. At the time I watched this movie, I was going through a similar experience with my family, and specifically, my father. Yes, I had lost my home and all my cars, but most importantly, I lost a father figure, mostly due to greed and every negative influence it has. My family lost all of our money, but it did not matter to me. I wanted the father I once knew back. Money can not fill my heart, only love can.

Money comes and goes, but family and love is forever. Anyone can win the mega-bucks and anyone’s business can fail. Anyone can buy a mansion with the right job and anyone’s house can be foreclosed with the wrong one. Money can eat at the mind, as it did my uncles and fathers’, but it cannot reach the heart. In this economy and around the holidays, I know that it is difficult to ignore the importance of money, but I always keep Fred Jung’s quote in mind. Loans, payments, banks, and bills make money seem all the more significant and real but I believe the value of our hearts overpowers the value of the dollar.

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