The importance of money

Money is important but it is not the most important thing in the world.

Money is an asset which can be used to access better living, better education and more power. Everyone needs some money, but not a lot, to survive. A lot of what we want isn’t necessary. I could live on half my salary if I had to, but I don’t have to.

I work because I need money. I need money to:

1. pay my rent

2. buy food

3. pay for my car

4. buy petrol

5. buy insurance

I like having money because I want to:

1. go to a nice restaurant for dinner

2. buy a book

3. see a play

4. go to the Christina Aguilera concert in July

5. return to Malaysia every year

Money is very important to me.

Having said that, money isn’t everything to me. There are things I wouldn’t do for money. I wouldn’t sell my soul. The most important thing for me is my family. I would not trade them for the world. On my deathbed, I would want my family to be there, not dollar bills and coins. I would remember shared occasions and time spent with them, not the bags, shoes, perfumes or books that my money bought.

So yes money is important, but family and relationships are the most important things of all.