Since money is so important in our daily lives it is stressful by nature. Find out some ways to do better with it.
Try to Minimize Money Stress
Money dominates our daily lives and thoughts. So much of what we need and want requires currency to get. Human beings used to be more independent of money when we were able to provide our own housing, food, and transportation. It's very hard to be self-sufficient like that anymore the way society is structured. Three of the reasons money is stressful by nature are: most of us aren't born with it, we need it for pretty much everything, and we have to get it from somewhere.
The majority of us aren't born with the proverbial silver spoon. We have to find a way to make money on our own. Even some families of great wealth don't spoil their children with every indulgence they could. They make them fend for themselves. For those who have a generous trust fund from cradle to grave survival is rarely or ever a worry. For the rest of us it is. Who we're born to is totally not our choice. It's kind of like winning a lottery of sorts to be born into a wealthy family. Of course it's more satisfying to rise from poverty or an adverse situation from your own wits. The best action step with this is to play the hand you're dealt the best you can.
Almost everything is transacted in money. It would be nice to have a more developed barter or gift economy to take some of the pressure off the importance of money. We don't though. It's hard for modern humans to go one day without spending anything. Just think about your typical day, and make a mental note of how many needs are met with money. We can change this somewhat by thinking through purchases carefully, doing without, or fixing things ourselves.
How do most of us get the money we need to keep on living? We trudge off to an employer several times a week trading our one life for it. Working does have other perks besides money like interaction, structured time, purpose, and insurance/retirement benefits. Most work primarily to survive though. Nothing wrong with that, it's just the way our system is structured. Aim to build your investments where you are less dependent on employee income. This takes time but can be done.
In conclusion three of the reasons money is stressful by nature are: we're not born with it, we need it for most everything, and we have to get it from somewhere. If we were born at an earlier time things would have been somewhat different. Human society used to require more self-sufficiency centuries ago. It is imperative to avoid debt and learn how to save if you are to have a better more free life.
The majority of us aren't born with the proverbial silver spoon. We have to find a way to make money on our own. Even some families of great wealth don't spoil their children with every indulgence they could. They make them fend for themselves. For those who have a generous trust fund from cradle to grave survival is rarely or ever a worry. For the rest of us it is. Who we're born to is totally not our choice. It's kind of like winning a lottery of sorts to be born into a wealthy family. Of course it's more satisfying to rise from poverty or an adverse situation from your own wits. The best action step with this is to play the hand you're dealt the best you can.
Almost everything is transacted in money. It would be nice to have a more developed barter or gift economy to take some of the pressure off the importance of money. We don't though. It's hard for modern humans to go one day without spending anything. Just think about your typical day, and make a mental note of how many needs are met with money. We can change this somewhat by thinking through purchases carefully, doing without, or fixing things ourselves.
How do most of us get the money we need to keep on living? We trudge off to an employer several times a week trading our one life for it. Working does have other perks besides money like interaction, structured time, purpose, and insurance/retirement benefits. Most work primarily to survive though. Nothing wrong with that, it's just the way our system is structured. Aim to build your investments where you are less dependent on employee income. This takes time but can be done.
In conclusion three of the reasons money is stressful by nature are: we're not born with it, we need it for most everything, and we have to get it from somewhere. If we were born at an earlier time things would have been somewhat different. Human society used to require more self-sufficiency centuries ago. It is imperative to avoid debt and learn how to save if you are to have a better more free life.
