How and why we feel crazy around Money

How and why we get this way is a complex issue. It could be that we feel very powerful if we had so much money or perhaps money can get what we want. I doubt that any one of us chooses, at least consciously to abuse money. It’s not a decision we make, like going to graduate school, or having a baby, or buying new house, or even buying a new wardrobe. That’s why it’s so insidious and so baffling to most of us. And that’s why we want and need to change it. Money is power. Anyone would be crazy if they said they didn’t need money in their life. It is a sad fact that some people who are in desperation, would do crazy and stupid thing like robbing a bank, or borrowing money buying things that obviously not in their budget or don’t need/want it. The danger in wanting to change our behavior, however, is being impatient and naïve about the process. I think it’s important to recognize the fact that we didn’t get this way overnight, and we won’t get out of it overnight. The highway to health, like any highway, has restaurants and markets, shopping malls and car dealerships. We cannot stoop using money in the same way a recovering alcoholic can stop drinking or an addict can stop using drugs. We must spend money, even as we stop abusing it. But we can pay attention to how we get into debt so we can gain some understanding of why. It usually with the little thing.