“Money has no essence. It’s not ‘really’ anything; therefore, its nature has always been and presumably always will be a matter of political contention.” – David Graeber Not long ago, you would be able to measure your worth by the jangle of silver and coins in your pocket. Then it became slips of green paper, […]
“Money. The ultimate motivation. The ultimate way of keeping score.” – Michael Connelly Unlike all virtues worth pursuing in life, greed is quantifiable, and getting easier and easier to check: just pull up your bank balance. Google your net worth, if you’re the kind of person whose net worth can be Googled. Examine the company […]
“Why do we need money beyond a point? If we are free of ill health, enmity, and debt, is that not enough? Too much money only leads to less peace.” – Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya When people begin to equate money with power, they are playing a dangerous game. Money should signify comfort, the comfort of […]
“Many people are so poor that the only thing they have is money. Cultivate your spiritual growth.” – Rodolfo Costa What a shame it would be to look back on a life and measure it only by the digits in one’s bank account. The most important things in life cannot be counted so precisely: the […]
“Banks do not create money for the public good. They are businesses owned by private shareholders. Their purpose is to make a profit.” – John Rogers If you really want to make some good money, don’t just create a product, create a corporate infrastructure. Create a concept. Put yourself into the everyday lives of your […]
“How can a world be good in which Money is the moving power, and Self-interest the guiding star?” – H. Rider Haggard We live in perilous times. Headlines in respected newspapers warn against apocalyptic decline due to climate change, wealth inequality now finds that the bottom 80% of the country account for 7% of […]
“And the great thing about money is that it doesn’t matter when you harvest it. It’s an all-year crop.” – Robert Harris Money has always held the same importance, and except for certain periods in history under different political circumstances, it has been a fountain that flows its water interminably. There is no better time […]
“The first rule in making money is not to lose it.” – Steven J. Lee When it comes to making money, playing it safe, keeping it close to your heart, and simplifying the process will go along way. And the first rule? Don’t lose it. There’s plenty of advice out there, and Steven J. Lee, […]
“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 People have lost a lot of things in the pursuit of big money: pride, family members […]
“Money does not smell of the mire whence it came; it has the glorious scent of what will be.” – Catulle Mendès If only money had one whiff of the sensual appeal of what it represents! After all, opportunity shouldn’t absorb the bacteria of a thousand hands, passed around from person to person only to […]