177 | It's a Relationship, not a Recipe

It's tempting to think money is a matter of accumulation.

Or an exercise in bundling the right tactics.

Or a series of individual races with arbitrary finish lines that are never crossed or never quite feel like the finish line once you reach them.

It starts to feel like a recipe that we can't get right, when in fact it’s a relationship.

Said that way, it becomes more apparent that accumulation, tactics, and finish lines aren't going to do much to change it.

A relationship is too emotional, and the future of a relationship is too uncertain.

And where you stand at any moment only makes sense if we appreciate where we've been and where we’re going.

Once it’s clear there’s a relationship, it’s clear the best actions are those that strengthen the relationship for this season of life…and the next one…and the next one.

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Extra Perspectives

It Doesn't Go Away with Money by Jared Korver
"Wealth is rarely what it seems, and we who are wealthy would do well to be wary of what it’s doing when we aren’t paying attention. If we don’t take care, I think it can start to make us feel invincible, rather than present. Powerful, rather than resilient. Lauded, rather than loved. Smart, rather than wise. Philanthropic, rather than charitable. Seen, rather than known. Anxious, rather than content."