I was so excited to read about this book. I am not sure why I was excited (it sounded so interesting), but I am glad I read this. The author, Dr. Daniel Goleman, has an interesting approach to the topic of money.
Money, like many of the things that I feel are the most important in our lives, is often poorly defined. But in this case I think it’s important to look at it in a broad sense. Money is a very general concept, so we can’t define it in a single word like “spend.” We need to define it as a verb that can be used in many different ways.
Dr. Goleman suggests that we think of money as a power source that can be used for positive or negative use. It can be used for fun (e.g. spending it on a nice dinner), to invest (saving it for later), or for other negative uses (borrowing it). In his research he has found that people who are happy with their money are more likely to invest it in the things that they love.
Most people wouldn’t use it to purchase stuff that they want to spend it on. They would buy it at a store and have it shipped to a store which would usually be full of cash. That’s not going to get any better.
The one thing I would never buy, and I would never buy it or spend it on anything not useful, is the hard parts. When you want to invest money, make sure you know the hard parts.
Hard parts of investing money are that you are investing with the intention of making a lot of money and that you are not paying yourself back. I’d buy hard that I didn’t buy (a house, a car, a vacation, or anything else that I haven’t used), but I wouldn’t buy hard that I didn’t plan to use.
The hard part of investing money is that you are not paying yourself back. The hard part for investing money is that you may have to buy a lot of stuff that you dont actually need in order to make money. Like in the case of our friend, the hard part for investing money is that you are NOT paying yourself back. And in the case of hard, you are not paying yourself back.
I’m actually not sure how I feel about investing money. I mean, I have plenty of money and I have lots of investments, but those investments don’t pay themselves. I don’t buy a house, car, vacation, or anything else I dont use. I wouldnt buy hard that I didnt plan to use.
I know I am a lazy person. I will say that I was very lucky to be able to take a few hard times when I was younger, so I am not a person that I will ever be able to take. And I can still spend more on things when I can, but I wouldnt consider buying one hard when it was a good investment.
I don’t really have any answers for this. I know people who work really hard and do well, and others who work really hard and do badly that are just lazy. I just can’t see myself being in either group, but it would be nice to know for sure.
