More Money, More Problems 25 Nov 2009 by Johan Kriegbaum in Getting Ahead Blog

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Have you ever heard the old saying, "Money is a good servant but a very bad master"? I'm sure you have in one form of expression or another. Maybe you can think of a good friend or a family member who changed because of money, maybe even yourself. It's interesting how money influences our lives. Some spend all their time chasing it and end up not having time to spend it. Others don't care about money and choose to live on the streets and then there's the inbetweeners who find a balance. What works for you?

It's a good question to ask yourself because the answer can help you make vital, as well as everyday decisions. Whether your just out of high school and about to choose your future career, debating to get a Holden or a Mercedes, or just trying to decide where to go on your next holiday. It's all about money and weighing the work load up against the pleasure. It's about knowing yourself and what makes you smile when you wake up.

Don't get me wrong, we all need money but how we deal with it is the important thing. I mean, money can transform our lives really fast and they have the potential to either nurture or destroy us. We need to manage money and not let money manage us. When Notorious B.I.G said, “Mo' money, mo' problems.” he meant that getting rich doesn't make the problems go away, in fact quite the opposite and I've heard many rich people say exactly the same thing. So no matter if we have a lot or a little money they can give us grey hairs.

What I'm trying to get to, is that money are hard to handle and I recommend that you spend a couple of hours of your 80 years on this earth and think about how you can take the control over money. It's not about having a little or having a lot, it's about what makes you happy and then making your vital and everyday choices in accordance to that.