I've recently been called on, again, to help a friend in need financially. I've done so on many occassions and have learned a lesson that many people go through life not ever really understanding. "More money doesn't solve money problems." That may sound incorrect, but the fact is you can give away as much money as you want - to fill someone's needs or not - and the same problems will come their way again.
"Then what does solve money problems, Mr. Know-it-all?" Without this turning into a lecure, let me keep it to a simple answer of "Financial education" and "Personal Development". I wish I knew how to share this with more people. Have a great day my friends - who haven't asked money from me yet. :)
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Well um I could use some money... j/k
ReplyDeletelol. Forgive me if this sounded like a rant. I typed it while on the bus, and I didn't have time to really end it well. The best way I know how to help someone financially is to help them earn it through PPL, but that method doesn't work so well outside of Northern America. (Yes, my friend in need is one of my Brazilian comps.) We keep in touch, and a couple years ago I gifted him a large sum of money to help him buy a motorcycle and enough food to keep him alive for a few months while he looked for a good job. Now he's married, need a house, were staying with family but they didn't see eye to eye, etc. You guess the rest. Anyway, I believe that the Lord sends us blessings occasionally wrapped in problems. The bigger the problem, the greater the potential blessing. Too many times we try to find an easy way out of failure or suffering, when what we really need is to embrace it and learn from it.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I was initially trying to say anyway. :)
My two cents would be that money problems rarely are money problems. If there weren't some eternal principle to be learned from the management of money, it wouldn't be such a challenge, I don't think.
ReplyDeleteFree money doesn't solve personal management problems. It's the "sweat of your brow" thing -- It's part of our education to figure out how to provide for ourselves and our families. It's hard, but it's supposed to be. I would say patience, persistence, and a healthy dose of introspection solve personal management problems.