Is Money controlling us or we controlling money?

India
August 6, 2012 6:40am CST
Once i was small my father tend to have to give me small amount of pocket money that time i decide what to do with that little amount.. But now when i start to earn a little bit more amount i not able to spend money as my wish due to status i got because of this money.. For ex now all i not able to eat or shop in small shops bcoz my friends tell only those who all poor will eat or shop here like this so much changed bcoz of money.. So how many of you feel u still having control on your own money?
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15 responses
@ajinleo (283)
• India
6 Aug 12
I did not start to earn yet as I am a student studying in a college. So I am having a full control over my pocket money.
• India
6 Aug 12
Very nice enjoy your college days.. Because once you loose it you wont get it back.. Enjoy as much as you can.. All the best for your future
@nixxx05 (309)
6 Aug 12
Enjoy your college life ajinleo! :) Be careful spending money for something that is not useful. :)
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
6 Aug 12
I don't think there is anyone in this world that wants to be controlled in life by money. we have to do whatever we can to be the ones in control of money, If we don;t take the intiative to gain and deep control, then eventually money will be in control of our lives instead of having the oppoaite happening.
@nixxx05 (309)
6 Aug 12
That is true sender621. :)
• India
7 Aug 12
I think both the things go hand in hand. Sometimes we control our money and sometimes money control us. When a person is earning a handsome amount of money he thinks to buy branded things and eat in expensive restaurants that will suit his status. Also, sometimes friends push us to spend money according to our status. I think we should spend money as we like, on the things we want. Only this will give us happiness and full control on our money.
@paulli3 (312)
• China
6 Aug 12
i am happy that i still control on my own money, if we are controled by money, we will lose happy and we will feel comfortable, we will want to do nothing and only want to have more money, that's terrible, money is good but it is not good enough to make you give up everything, that's my viewpoint. good luck!
• India
6 Aug 12
I agree with you i lost many happiness because of this money.. Only people around me is very happy with my money but i am not.. I try to come over this.. Thanx for ur response
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 Aug 12
Well, it is an interesting topic, I think on the one hand, money is controlling us; and on the other hand, of course, we are controlling our money.
@rotloi2 (321)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 12
money controls us means we work and work and work to earn money but it more than we really need it and abandon all the life . we control money means we does work for money . we are rich by natural . spending as i wish . i think most of us money controls us right ? think about it the electricity bill, water bill, food bill, internet bill . money does control us in order to pay bills
@jimmy5 (4)
6 Aug 12
I think money controls us .
@nixxx05 (309)
6 Aug 12
Not all of people jimmy5.lol. :)
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
As I can see, I think it is money controlling most people. Sometimes money controls me too, but right now, at the moment, I'm still in control of my money.
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
I see to it that I'm not being controlled by money.As they always say, "Money is the root of all evil." I don't listen to what other people say like when they judge you if you buy in a small shop or eat in a cheap restaurant. Money is so difficult to earn so I will not waste it just to please other people.
@else22 (4317)
• India
6 Aug 12
I am just like you.I mean,the master of my money.My money is not my master.It is me who has earned it.Whatever I have is my creation.If I let it become my master,it would be unnatural.I spend my money to buy things that I need.My money can't spend me.I don't squander money in buying useless things.As I told you,in my case,it is the dog that is wagging the tail.The tail is not wagging the dog.
@nixxx05 (309)
6 Aug 12
Back on my college days, i always asking money from my parents that's why i can't control the money given. Now that i am already working, i can now control my own money, i can buy what i want. Also, i need to save some of it. :) So, in my case, I can control my Money.
@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
6 Aug 12
Money is meant to be controlled: in spending it, investing it and earning it. But if we let it, money can also control us. Money is important, but it's not everything. But once we allowed it to be our every waking thoughts, the sole driver which makes us spend more extra hours at work for extra pay, for example, even if we deny it money has taken control of our lives. The more we get, the more we want. And the more we strive to live up to the expectations of having more money. I wouldn't be a hypocrite, of course I can always use the extra money, but I try my best not to lose track of the best things in life that no money can ever buy.
• Philippines
6 Aug 12
in money controlling us or we controlling money? if you have money you can buy any thing, and some people are slave of money. they will do anything just to have it. and but most of us are controlling money, when we have money we just pay for our debt, and sometimes is still short in our payment. and when you control the money you will know how much is the income and expenses. money controlling in some people like they investment, business, they know how to control there financial. there is a saying make money works for you instead of you working for it is the principle of the riches person. the money works for them like bill gates, but the important is when you have money and you can help other people who in i need help them thank you
• India
6 Aug 12
In my case, I can say that I control my money. I am a musician and im part of a band. I've never worked full-time yet, so i have never had a salary. I live in India, here i can spend my money on any roadside stall or in a huge shopping mall, a fast food outlet or a fine-dine restaurant without friends saying anything about status. Here, people judge you more on the car you drive, or the house you own. You will find bank managers and company directors standing in front of a stall and eating samosas or bhel puri. I used to get pocket money during my school days, but that was mainly for bus fare and buying food.
@Byamee (84)
• India
6 Aug 12
Well i have never let money control my decisions. By this i dont mean that i have unlimited supply of cash. But I have never let others make decisions about where i am going to spend my hard earned money. Their opinions are considered but not always acceptable, if they find the place too poor then they should also have a problem with my standards and that is not how a friend should be treating a friend. I was lucky to have met wonderful people on my lifes journey who have accepted me for what i am and only sometimes tried to mould me into a different person.
• Pakistan
6 Aug 12
I think my money is totally controlled by me coz i know where i wana spend it and where not. It's totally a different thing if we cannot spend our hard earned money on our self if we have a family to support. I am also supporting my family and hardly spend any thing on my self and i'm totally ok with it coz never the less my family is enjoying them self and that's satisfies me.