Greed: Society's Achilles Heel?

They say, "the love of money is the root of all evil," so does that mean we shouldn't strive to be wealthy? Well the keyword in that statement is "love," money isnt evil. It might sound contradicting, but it is fairly simple; having money isnt evil but loving money can cause our cognitive reasoning to become perverted. We end up compromising our beliefs to fufill our selfish wants, justifying our actions with petty excuses. We live in a dog eat dog rat race so we place morals on the back burner to stay above the rest, not realizing in doing so, we are hurting ourselves and the people around us. Greed is a stifling disease, and if not treated will eat you alive. That is why we as a nation are currently in ecomonic distress, because of bad choices made by greedy CEO's and Wall Street moguls. Would you like to learn how to be financially independent and not worry about what decisions the CEO's make? Click here and sign up, you'll be one step closer to achieving that goal.

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Living Above The Jones'

In today's society standards seem to be set by the people we see on tv, in music videos, or in the movies. We have become so preoccupied with trying to live a certain way that our priorities are distorted. We conform to the so called "unwritten rules" that suggest if you dont live or act like society's elite, you won't be considered part of the "in-crowd." Embracing this concept usually leads you on a path to failure. We try so hard to live above the Jones', subsquently we find ourselves living above our means, not realizing that certain decisions that we make will negatively affect our lives. Im not saying that you shouldn't live a lavish lifestyle, but if your expenses outweigh your earnings, you need to rethink your mode of operation. Don't try to become someone you're not. Society doesn't define you, you define yourself. Manage your money wisely, set your own standards and in succession, the Jones' will be trying to live above you.

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