Contest| "The Money 💵 Mindset"

Greetings friends! How are you today? I believe you are all fine as I am. I am glad to participate in this contest by giving my opinion on money. I appreciate @ninapenda for organising the contest.

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💵 What is your opinion about working hard and working smart?

Working hard means a situation where someone often involves or engages himself or herself by strenuous effort to perform a task. We can equally say that working hard is carrying out duties with so much energy and consistency.

"Smart working" on the other hand is the ability to use one intellect, resources and other equipment
to perform a task instead of spending so much energy and time. Smart working encourages synergy
and the use of technology for maximum output. For example, the use of a pumping machine to draw water from the well instead of using a bucket, the use of a wheelbarrow to convey items instead of carrying them on the head. In each of these examples, less effort is required.

It is good to be hardworking but it is better to be smart. When an individual is hardworking and smart simultaneously, he or she performs efficiently with greater output. Therefore, my opinion about working hard and working smart is that the two should be collapsed for efficiency.

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💵 Why do you think money answers to all things?

Money answers all things because it is a tool or a medium through which other needs of life such as
Food, clothing, shelter, etc, are met. Money is good and can give you virtually everything you desire in this life, yet there are things money cannot buy; this is because money has its own limitations. These limitations include:

• Joy & Peace: I have seen very wealthy people in this life who, at some point in their lives, lack peace and joy despite their riches.
• Money cannot buy life: Sani Abacha, a one-time Nigerian head of state, Queen Elizabeth of England; Umaru Musa Yar'adua, one-time president of Nigeria and many others died while in power and yet their money could not save them.
• Salvation: Money cannot deliver you from sin and cannot guarantee eternal life.
  Aside from these limitations, it is worth knowing that money, if not properly handled, will destroy your life instead of serving you.

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💵 There are people who believe that one day they will become rich without them having laid down plans to get the money; what's your take on that?

I believe in miracles, but it is totally wrong and out of place to just sleep and expect to be rich overnight. We are expected to hold onto something so that through it our miracle will come through. The likes of Bilgate, Dangote, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
and others have worked their way, and that is why they are where they are today. Anyone who expects to become rich without having laid down plans to get money will remain poor forever, and even if he eventually becomes rich, he or she may not be able to sustain it.

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💵 Would you rather die chasing money? Explain your choice.

My answer to this question is NO! The Bible says in 1 Timothy 6:10 that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Meaning that the love of money can lead people to wander away from the faith. I would prefer to die chasing eternity rather than chasing money, as the Bible also said in Mathew 6:33, "But seek ye first his kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well". This means as we pursue money, God should be our topmost priority.

Conclusion
Money commands respect and does virtually everything, but it has its own limitations and also has the tendency to destroy someone's life if not handled properly. Thank you for visiting my blog and for your support.

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