Money intoxicates even more than alcohol. Though getting an addict away from the bottles can be hard but you can advise him to abstain from visiting the bar or walking with friends that can influence him easily. However, you can't tell someone not to look for ways to earn money, you can't tell someone to stop hustling for money. No! Never.
It's common to see people say different things about how money is evil in itself, it can't bring happiness, money can be this or that, blah blah blah. One thing I know for certain is that the importance of money cannot be overemphasized.
How then do we keep our heads in check when we have some amount of money on us?. The youths in particular are the ones commonly swerved by the influence of money. It's common practice to see a young boy with a lot of money to his name, act disrespectfully to his elders and spend lavishly with no thought of tomorrow. Truly, he who pays the piper dictates the tune, that doesn't mean we should ridicule those that don't have.
MISTAKES WE MAKE
1. More is coming from where I got this
This is the mentally most youths have. We spend what we have lavishly believing that more is coming from where we got the one we have presently. A Yoruba adage says “Igba olo bi orere”. it means good times don’t last, life comes in phases. We spend all we have without the thought of what tomorrow might hold. Life is unpredictable. That sure source of income you have can be unsure tomorrow. Nobody planned or envisioned being sacked, even those who already have the feeling that they will be sacked soon, hope and pray it doesn’t come.
2.We forget that our Responsibilities are different
Living your life the way others are living theirs can be a problem. The responsibilities you have is quite different from that of others. After graduating from secondary school, I worked for some time to gather a little money to get some forms into the higher institution. At work, I met a guy who was also a fresh secondary graduate (school cert). At the end of the month, he spends over half of his salary in a day at the game house. I wanted to do the same but I know how responsibilities are different.
3.Pride
Money intoxicates I repeat. It’s easy to change from the humble and nice guy to a Proud and rude one. I’ve seen how money changes a lot of people. Just what we are earning from readcash and noisecash alone can make us turn into something else. Being Humble despite what one has in one’s account is a good trait. Humility will endear you to everyone, it will open doors of opportunities to you.
Things we can/should do
1.Cultivate the habit of saving
Learn to save out of the little you earn each day, don’t spend every single thing that comes in. Have you asked yourself this “what if readcash stops today, what will I have?”. You can have it this way, save $1 in a separate wallet each day and at the end of the month you have $30 or even more depending on the market as your salary. Though some expenses will arise at intervals which requires you to touch the major part of your holding. But with discipline, you can achieve your goal.
2.Keep your circle Close
Money brings in friends, people you haven’t heard from for a long time will want to be your friend again. Try to reduce the number of friends you have, work with like minds, people who will ask you to teach them how to fish not those who will ask for fish every day. I’m not saying you shouldn’t help your friends financially when they ask for it, it’s good to help. But the best help you can give them is to help them with the money if possible and also teach them how to get it. Remember the friends you make today are the connections your children need tomorrow.
Work with men you trust (lol), have each other's back. Betrayal might happen once in a while but friends that would stay will stay. I’ve got a lot of friends that have been there for me at various times and they know I’m down for them anytime they need me.
3.Think long term not short term
Think of the long term. Invest in different ventures, though it might not yield much now, with time it will bring in something tangible. Also when making decisions, think of the impact it will have not just today but in weeks, months, years. When dealing with others, think of the future and not just now.
4.Listen to advice
You can't have as much cloth as an elder, you can’t have an equal amount of rags says the elders. The experience the older folks have cannot be bought with money. Listen to what they have to say. Learn from their mistakes. Do not call them old and outdated, rather value every single thing that comes out of their mouth. It isn’t restricted to where you live alone. On this platform, we’ve got some older folks, doesn’t matter how big you are, they have something you don’t have -which is experience. Be humble!
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The first day i earned money here I think I got too intimate or intimidated then I lavished all on things that don't even matter....that's how it is, if you would give a man 1mill now, without proper planning that money will finish in a month. So I have saved and written key points from here mostly in the form of friends I keep and our responsibilities....Happy Sunday.