Money Isn’t Everything

Last updated on February 5, 2022 by One Frugal Girl

I type the phrase “money isn’t everything” into my keyboard. Then I stare at the words in disbelief. Is that statement true?  We often think of the world in terms of black and white. Ideas are true or false, and people are good or evil, but the truth is rarely this straightforward. Most things exist in the gray space in between, and money is one of those examples.

Money Is Everything

Money isn’t everything, but money is a lot of things. I can’t live in a cozy, warm house, feed myself, or put clothes on my back without money. I also can’t pay for higher education or classes to improve my skills.

In this modern world, we cannot survive without money. Whether we like it or not, most things in life require it, and if you don’t have enough, it will feel like everything to you.  It is a privilege to believe that money isn’t everything and a disservice to those who read my words to ignore that fact.  Do you know people who say money isn’t everything? I’m sure most of them have plenty of money to meet their basic needs and then some.

Is Money Everything?

I shouldn’t say that money isn’t everything. Instead, I should say that money feels like everything until we reach financial safety and security. After that point, more money isn’t everything.

Before earning a six-figure salary, building an FU Fund, or becoming financially free, I held remarkably different views about my finances.

As I battled chronic pain, I felt fearful, stressed, and anxious, not to mention emotionally attached to money.

Back then, I thought money was everything. Not because it could buy me expensive goodies or extravagant vacations, but because I felt unstable and frightened without it.

The best part of reaching FI wasn’t quitting my high-paying job; it was paying my bills without worry.

Money Isn’t Everything

Of course, money can’t buy everything, and I suppose that’s a good argument for why it isn’t everything, but it does improve our lives beyond measure.

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