5Gaining a Healthy Perspective on Money
Let's begin with the simple word money. We all need it, we all have it, some more than others, but what does it represent to us? What comes to your mind when you hear the word money?
I did my own little experiment through a simple Facebook survey and received lots and lots of responses. Some of the favorites where quite humorous!
Money as a term of endearment: Does anyone remember Vince Vaughn in the movie Swingers saying, “You are sooooo money and you don't even know it”?
Money in musical lyrics: Pink Floyd, Abba, Cardi B, and The O'Jays. Can you hear the songs in your head?
The lyrics below span a few different generations, but the context is the same. We need money; we never have enough money; the love and desire for money can tempt one to do bad things. I couldn't include Cardi B's lyrics here (this is a family book), but trust me when I say her sentiments are very similar.
Money
Pink Floyd
Money, get away
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay
Money, it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team
Money, Money, Money
ABBA
Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha, aha
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
For the Love of Money
The O'Jays
Money-money-money-money-money [Repeat: x 6]
Some people ...
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