How important is money?

SONofODIN · Post time 1-7-2007 08:20 AM

It seems that in modern days living, we can't survive without money. Money plays a very important role to determine our quality of life. Please share your opinions.

seribulan · Post time 1-7-2007 11:26 AM

Nowadays? As important as the breath we inhale...people
r willing to do anything for money...kill, trafficking drugs, embezzle...

In actual fact, money is just important to cover our basic needs...but
we greedily want it to cover our desires...

NO MONEY, NO TALK...

Agul · Post time 1-7-2007 11:41 AM

It doesn't really exist. It is just an illusion that so many people subscribe to. Being backed up by large organization makes it seems more real. The kind of money (paper money) that we deal with don't really have any serious value. it is just cheap paper.

BUT. For all what it's worth, it is something most people believe in and it does have practical values. It can be used in exhange of goods, ,services, foods and experiences.

If you want to live in a modern day society and want to live in a way that approach completeness, it is very important.

You should know, you're a father right? The cost of milk, diapers for a newborn child is how much?

Agul · Post time 1-7-2007 11:43 AM

Desire, inherently is not bad. It is the foundation of progress.

There is however good desires and bad desires.

seribulan · Post time 1-7-2007 11:54 AM

Nowadays you got plastic money...

Agul · Post time 1-7-2007 12:06 PM

Still the plastic material is of little value. The monetary value is what the Central bank dictates.

ajinomotonosuga · Post time 1-7-2007 06:18 PM

i believe money is important as it numbers become less or few or declining (distribution, disperse) but as it become more and more (concentration, monopolised) till at one point one is supermega rich like bill gates, money has lost its importance.

we can look at this phenomena during wars, when the inflation is skyrocket, where there is lot of money but no product.

it fits to the saying the more u have it the less its importance.(law of negation, nothingness)

human being is a social creature. but money is a 'dead' creature human created. it represents value or whatever human entrusted to it.

u cannot relate with money, u relate as human being with another living soul. that is socialism. it means this aspect of socialism is much more important than this unsocialised money

just because this person 'has no money', does it mean he or she is lower in many respect than a person with lot of money?

so socialism is about DISTRIBUTION of wealth in any nation..the more to have it (willingness is of course objective but we dispute the aspect of ABILITY which has the quality of respon abilities) the better..and this wealth of any nation can be simplified as value of money..or having money or disposable household income that is used in capitalist economy.

it REPRESENTS power (money) and the more have this power will ensure in the end nobody is powerful since everybody is powerful, aspect of ability to handle power is subject to EDUCATION any society has.

dutchy · Post time 1-7-2007 09:26 PM

Do u agree that the 'value' of money is just how we associate it with?

dutchy · Post time 1-7-2007 09:27 PM

Originally posted by Agul at 1-7-2007 12:06 PM
Still the plastic material is of little value. The monetary value is what the Central bank dictates.

Ain't we also dictating what the real value of a money is?

Agul · Post time 2-7-2007 09:28 PM

We do dictate it. The way we spend, how much we are willing to trade for certain goods and service with their monetary equivalent do influence the 'money values'. Much like demand and supply.

Yet the central bank by printing more or less notes do affect the relative value of money in our country compared to other country.

wei_loon5063 · Post time 2-7-2007 11:23 PM

No money no talk

No money no honey

Atomic_Omnikid · Post time 3-7-2007 12:29 AM

money is a need to buy what's you really need...and what you really desire...

canna · Post time 3-7-2007 12:30 AM

Money does all things....
for it gives and it takes away...
it makes honest men and knaves...., fools and philosophers and so on to the end of the chapter...!

Atomic_Omnikid · Post time 3-7-2007 12:31 AM

..a simple yet thoughtful picture...

SONofODIN · Post time 4-7-2007 09:17 AM

It can buy sleeping pills to sleep.

If I have plenty of money, I will have plenty of time.

It cannot buy knowledge, I agree. But if someone who is good at study, he can buy knowlege by going abroad to study.

If you buy a Datukship, naturally you will gain respect from some.

I can buy health. I would migrate to NZ, live in a clean and fresh environment.
Eat organic food and buy healthfood supplements.

When you need blood tranfusion to live, then you are buying life.
When there is love, sex comes naturally.

I don't need to send you all my money.

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SONofODIN · Post time 4-7-2007 09:23 AM

Money is really, really very important. You can't retire without money.
You need money to pay for this and that until you die.
To the Taoist, money is still important after one dies. Their family members will burn Hell Notes to them to use in Hell.
You see how important is money, to the live ones as well as the dead ones.

Agul · Post time 4-7-2007 03:29 PM

Thor, I really think that we will do more things, live more when we have vast amount of financial wealth.

Let us enjoy ourprivate cabin in swiss, get a beach front property in hawaii, go on a private cruise, eat nutritious food go to wholesome personal development seminar, contribute to our course without concern... etc2...

Atomic_Omnikid · Post time 4-7-2007 03:52 PM

Originally posted by SONofODIN at 4-7-2007 09:17
It can buy sleeping pills to sleep.
If I have plenty of money, I will have plenty of time.
It cannot buy knowledge, I agree. But if someone who is good at study, he can buy knowlege by ...

speechless!

..i thought more money = more liabilities...

p/s: send me ur money...

SONofODIN · Post time 4-7-2007 05:31 PM

Originally posted by Agul at 4-7-2007 03:29 PM
Thor, I really think that we will do more things, live more when we have vast amount of financial wealth.

Let us enjoy ourprivate cabin in swiss, get a beach front property in hawaii, go on a ...

That's right. That is what financial freedom is all about. This what I am trying to achieve.
Cabin in Swiss? Fraser Hill will do. Beach fronting property in Hawaii? Cherating will do.
You need to be as rich as Bill Gates to do what you described.