Real Wealth

What if real wealth became distinct from paper wealth for you?

You need paper wealth to live effectively in our culture. Trading pieces of paper (or electronic bits) for things you need is much more convenient than the barter systems used during other times. (I’ll give you two cows for your 100 chickens). And so, money is a symbol—it’s not the real thing. You want the real thing, not the slips of paper that may represent it.

The only reason someone will trade ten dollars of real value to you for a piece of paper with Alexander Hamilton’s picture on it is that he or she believes they will be able to do the same for themselves—to trade the paper to someone else for something they need.

Such is the value of money. Money is a symbol of energy backed by faith. Understanding this keeps things in proper perspective and makes money and wealth much more approachable.

Having money doesn't rid you of your problems—it just helps you to arrive at them in style.