Once upon a time, money was the root of all evil, but now the absence of money is the presence of worry in your heart and the increasing evil in the world (by those who wants to make money by any means possible).
Nothing brings serenity to a man like having money. Why? Money may not give you happiness but it sure does solves problems. You don’t have to worry about how to get money to pay bills, where the next meal will come from, seeing your kids sent home because of unpaid school fees, how to fix the car among other worries. When you have enough money it calms you down. You live the comfortable life you want, give your kids the good things of life.
Not having money stresses people out, which erodes happiness.
Empty pockets create unnecessary anger & aggression. Thus the saying; “A hungry man is an angry man”.
Some time ago, I was in a taxi headed to my friend's place. We got to a junction and out of nowhere another ran across the road without looking out for an oncoming vehicle. The taxi I was in nearly ran into him. Both drivers parked to inspect their cars. The other driver had a scratch on his car. Next, he was fuming claiming that the taxi driver (the one I was in) was at fault. They were about to fight, but people intervened. Those who saw what happened blamed him for the incident. I could see the worry on his face, the taxi was probably not his. He'll have to explain to the taxi owner and probably end up repairing the car with the little money he had.
Money calms a man.
The reason your heart raises when it approaches month-end (due to bills) or when you receive a bank debit alert is that you have very little money. And some are always worried about what their family will eat the next day because there is no food at home and there is no money to buy.
That is why you should do everything possible to legally make money. With an emphasis on "legally".
If you don’t have a job, you don’t need to stay idle waiting for a job to come knocking. There are so many legal ways to make money both online and offline, you just need to find one that fits your skills. You have a job, but the salary is too small to take care of your basic needs, then you need an additional source of income. Thank goodness for internet opportunities. You can use that phone in your hand plus the internet to start a side hustle and boost your income.
Sometimes people know the right thing to do, but they refuse to patiently do them. In a hurry to make quick money they fall for a quick money-making scheme like Ponzi and end up losing the little they had.
One legal way to make money online is through writing on read.cash and posting on noise.cash among many others (affiliate marketing, blogging, dropshipping, etc). People are aware of some of these opportunities but fail to take advantage. I've heard a lot of users complain about bringing their friends to read.cash and noise.cash and they gave up within days or weeks.
They are not patient and willing to learn. They want to cash out quickly. Many online opportunities will help solve some money problems. Learn it, start it and be consistent and patient.
I have always felt that most of the time those who find money to be evil, or people who pursue it to be greedy, or people that say, "Money isn't everything," are simply using these as arguments to detract from a few facts.
1) They don't want to take the time to learn about money and how it is made 2) They think everyone who is rich was born into it and didn't earn it 3) Even if the person came from nothing the believe it was pure luck or they stole the money
There are more, but you get the gist.
The fact is that money, for me, is all about freedom. Freedom to not be tied down by expensive interest payments, freedom to not have to rely on credit cards or personal loans when things break down or go wrong, freedom to choose to stay in a job or move on to something better if I want to, freedom to be able to vacation when I want and go where I want...
And that brings me peace and happiness.