Money Is Fleeting, The Real Value Is "You"

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Money is fleeting because it has many means to an end and as humans, we will always have more needs provided there's the opportunity to make money. In reality, it's difficult to make money but for a lot of people who are into crypto, this concept might just be changing.

I use to say it that people are the real value, money is just the legal tender that proves the value we embody and this is why it is not too difficult for productive people to make money, truth is, the ability to carve a niche where need is necessary, it can guarantee financial returns, when a person has the proper framework, the plan (both short term and long term) sometimes many people feel that with unlimited money they do not need a plan.

But there's no such thing as uncountable or limitless money, truth is, the more a person begin to envisage that they have a lot of money, this is when the pressure comes to spend ostentatiously. Spending is quite very easy. People who feel too rich do not look at things like price or value for money when they're spending, infact it brings a sort of elevation when they go to the mall, pick up expensive things, leave extravagant tips and establish flamboyancy that of course places the status of wealthy on them when they come in contact with others.

However it differs; spending flamboyantly and earning extravagantly will sort of make people establish an equilibrium, it might mean you won't become poor but then you wouldn't become richer either.

Now it differs when people are spending from a honeypot of wealth without actually topping it up with maybe other means of income. A lot of people I've seen have made money through online betting and and gambling, hit about 40 million in naira and they feel it's time for retirement.

Put these money in the bank and then with a sense of plenty, they begin to spend the money, they however fail to envisage the end. They do not plan for when these monies will be no more and instead they embark on a spending spree.


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The sense or perceiving that there's plenty makes them forget that the value of money is determined by how we use it. They see a lot of millions pilled in their bank accounts and see opportunities to spend because it would useless to invest as they have too much to last them a lifetime.

I don't know, but this mindset seems limited from the society where I come from. When a person becomes wealthy through means such as gambling I don't consider them truly wealthy, because to be truly wealthy is to stay rich for a really long period of time and this should be made possible by the level of financial discipline and creativity we have.

Being rich by mistake is often a burden, it brings a certain ineptitude and while there's little or no ability to handle the pressure that comes with being rich a lot of mistakes are made.

This is why I said "money is fleeting", in crypto, people become as wealthy as their choices, their ability to hold their own and a little spark of luck. One of the lessons I've learnt so far being in crypto is that hard work is different from smart work, this doesn't make smart work less easier.

As a person, i've learnt to channel money in the proper way rather than allowing it to overwhelm me. We're as rich as the choices we make and it doesn't even extend to the money we have in the bank. Infact the money in one's bank is virtually useless. Its that one which is locked away in a virtual or real-time Investment that is one's truest wealth. The value lies within what we can do with the money and not in the purchasing power of the money itself.




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Having a lot of fund at your disposal
could change your behavior if you do not plan
to live as usual. Something will give way.
Unless you stay jovial, if you show your wealth
intentionally you are attracting flees, flies, bees, hornets
you name it.
Either way you need to find a system
to live off the money and progress with your surrounding.
I hope you are talking long term
cause you are going to make it with crypto.
Be ready.

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Thank you very much, Indeed money changes the whole situation and a whole lot of complexities are involved. In reality it's really though handling the pressure, but then wastefulness is something I really do not condone and this is mostly why I try to look inwards, what do I really have? What is my worth and how can I find out what mostly works for me.
Yeah of course im thinking long-term, definitely, feels we will all make it with crypto. Thanks for the engagement and support.

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Money slow to enter money quick to go...for some people, if they take away what they have now they can’t make it back in years to come,.I feel real wealth is that ability to make something from nothing over and over again. At the end of the day, money is feting the value is yiu

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Exactly man, as for wealth its necessary to keep a standpoint. I have known scarcity in the past and its my motivation to always stay out of lack at all time. Its basically the reason why we should have a plan because money quick to go like you said and its how well we handle these things money that matters and not the money itself.

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this doesn't make smart work less easier.

Very well said. yes it doesn't need your muscles todo the works, but you brain will works harder to become smarter. Nice if you can channel your money toward a better investment

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The real work is done with the brain a lot of people don't actually do hardwork anymore

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Hi @Josediccus, I think a lot of us can relate to this post. I can personally relate from my time a few years back when I was doing contact work.

I have always been a fiscally responsible person when it comes to money, but during those contracting years the money flow in was so good. Over time without even knowing it, we began to spend more and more, as we relaxed into a new lifestyle.

Our big mistake was we knew the contracting was not a permanent thing and that the money flow would return to reality, which it did.

It took us a long time to adjust our spending habits back to what was sustainable.

That being said, what we learnt from that time has been very valuable. Now we have all sorts of side hustles to make a bit extra. Our side hustles are hard work, but they are rewarding, both personally and in dollars.

We are the value, we just need to apply ourselves to unlock the value.

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I can relate to your story. Its difficult to save when the stream of income is huge, it feels really good. But then it takes a lot of Financial discipline to actually save especially when the money is coming in bulk and that is why its us that determine our standpoint especially when it comes to our plannings and how we use money.

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I guess the most important thing is: What is the goal?

An old proverb says:

The love of money is the root of all evil.

This often misquoted as Money is the root of all evil.

My personal view of wealth is a tool that can be used for good or evil. There is nothing wrong with using wealth to have a better life style. Many go way overboard. There are many stories how people who have won millions of dollars in the lottery find themselves broke within a year or two.

Wealth is just a tool to be used with wisdom.

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Well Many People will eventually percieve wealth in a different light but then, for me, giving one's spending some essential meaning really matters a lot, I see people as the real value and their money often represent their lifestlyles and decision. No one would make money and not spend infact if you don't spend then what's the essence. Thanks for dropping by, I'm grateful

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in crypto world, money comes and goes easily and quickly. What YOU should always do is to make your bitcoin quantity become more than yesterday.

defibox.io is an great defi project on EOS chain.

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defibox.io? Another DeFi project? Hahah wow how many of these things are out there? I'll check this one out, thanks for stopping by

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Well said. The knowledge to create money is more import then the money itself.

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This is correct, the money itself is a means of which only us can attribute value to it. Thanks for stopping by

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