Had a "persuasive speech" in one of my classes today about saving money. It was quite a good speech because it covered all the bases: saving for emergencies, saving for retirement, saving for down payment(a)-- house and/or car, saving for fund, saving for the "slush or sinking fund" -- what I used to call WAM (walking around money).
Money is not the end of life -- but it does make focus on the more important things possible. If I don't have any money at all -- my life can become a "living hell" of deprivation, want, embarrassment, and hunger. Money assuages the impact of the many obstacles and duties we face on a regular basis. Money can be used to help others. Money can be a bridge to and for those who can accept it from others. Money is the "grease" that keeps life going -- it is the "fat" in our diet that tastes so good -- it is the "dirt" that we use everyday to cleanse ourselves of want. It is instrumental, but not an end of any kind, in itself.
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