Why do you want more money? - Abundance Article

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Why do you want more money?

We all want more money, but have you ever stopped and asked
yourself why you want it? Is it to buy the things that give you
pleasure or maybe you want to provide better for your family?
Whatever it is that you want to buy, whatever it is that you to
do with the money, it can often be traced back to some more
basic human need or want.

So stop for a moment and answer the question: Why do you want
money? (What do you want to do with it?) Even if you already
have all the money you desire and are doing what you've always
wanted with it, this exercise will help to determine whether the
means serve the end.

I've always wanted to be very rich and have a lot of money, but
taking a moment and examining the reasons why is an eye-opener.
So take out a pad of paper and make three columns. The first
column to note what it is that you want, the second the reason
you want it, and the third the basic human need/want that it
fulfils.

Below I've set out the first two of my own as an example: What -
Why - Need/Want 1. Yacht - Cruise around the world - Want to be
able to say 'been there, done that'. 2. Support parents - Duty -
Want them to appreciate what I do for them.

My list is far longer and the reasons (the why) mostly valid.
The needs and wants, however, seem almost childish at times. Yet
it is these needs and wants that is the real driving force
behind some of the things that I do.

It is nothing to be ashamed of and it is valuable to know what
drives you. In fact, you might realise that the need or want
that you need money to satisfy, can be satisfied by some other
means and that money is only one of the paths that will take you
there.

Explore your inner self and the reasons that you desire money.
Do this, not so that you feel guilty or doubt your own desires,
but that you may know yourself more intimately. Know what it is
that drives you. And may you realise that money is of itself not
an end, but only a means to an end.
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About the author:
Leon van der Walt is an aspiring netrepreneur in the fields of
inspiration and financial freedom. Leon has a masters degree in
quantitative risk management and when not working on the Net is
a bank employee. He strives to continually improve himself and
is focussing on increasing financial literacy. He is the web
master at www.financial-inspiration.com and can be contacted at
through the contact form on the website.

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