The article titled "Attitude On Money" was an interesting one. I have always loved how money affects the lives of people. People responded differently to money, including myself. For example, I asked my dear wife what her attitude on money was. Part of what she told me is this: "I believe we should respect money in order for money to respect us. We should not ball it up in our pockets, making it all wrinkled up. I like my money to be straight and neat and well arranged in my wallet. If we physically wrinkle up money, money will stay away from us. I believe money should be spent and not just saved, since we would not be taking it with us when we die." Looking at her perspective, that made me smile.
What is my attitude on money? As far as I am concerned, money is a means to an end. Money is a tool used to accomplish tasks that need to be accomplished. I believe money is essential and important but not part of my top priorities in life. I have goals of traveling around the world to learn about different cultures and how people live. I have goals of building businesses that would make human life more meaningful. Money will help me accomplish those things, but money is not the goal. I believe in saving money and using my savings for investment. I also believe in spending money. I don't believe in hoarding money.
How can my view about money affect the way I live? Because of my view about money mentioned above, I don't chase money. I attract money. To attract money, I set goals on what is important to me which has to do with making life easy for myself and others. My goals will tell me what money needs to do for me to accomplish my goals. Then I seek it out. So I don't go after money. Something I am interested in attracts it. Because of my belief about money, I most of the time spend my money on my needs. I don't change my luxuries or equipment except it becomes absolutely necessary. My wife and children know that.
Some of the rules recommended for prospering according to the article are as follows:
Rule 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in him.
Rule 2. Keep the commandments, that includes the temporal ones, tithing, and fast offerings.
Rule 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant.
Rule 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters. Education, as President Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to Opportunity.
Rule 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated.
Rule 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held captive.
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