Two Attitudes Towards Money

Introduction

Money is thought to be a medium of exchange . Money is used to buy goods and services . It exists in two forms that are notes and coins but traditionally goods and services acted as commodity money . Money plays many roles today including the buying of goods and services . Many people have different attitudes and feelings about money . Money touches almost all our daily activities and we can 't do without money . It 's an incredible vehicle for seeing our issues and vulnerabilities . This is because in all activities we do , we

involve money . It 's through money that we can fulfill our needs , desires and fears (Blau , 2000

Money can improve ones status

Since money is thought to be the only medium of exchange , when someone has money , it can improve ones status in the society . This will also lead to more respect in the society since this person will be respected because he is a rich person . He will live a happy life since he is seen as an achiever and the most blessed in that society . This person can also get high leadership for example during elections since most of the people are usually manipulated with money hence raising your living standards . On the other hand , money can lead to enemity in the society Some people will tend to fear these person hence weak relationships . For example in our society , most of the rich people are associated with magic deeds , so , when one has a lot of money , this person is seen as evil and many people tent to neglect him (Blau , 2000

Money affects our relationships and career choices

Money is seen to affect our relationship choices in the modern world This is because , in the modern times , money has been associated with all our activities . People can not live without money unlike in the traditional times . During the ancient times , money never existed but there was commodity money whereby goods were exchanged for goods and services for other services . But today , money is the known medium of exchange . As a result , this has affected our relationship so much Families have broken due to lack of money and also people chose the career they want depending on the wages given in that job . Money can be seen as evil since it has more disadvantages than the advantages . It has also led to prostitutions in search of money hence increasing our immorality . Many couples have separated due to lack of money to sustain the family . Young girls are also seeking for marriage relationships with tycoons who have money hence neglecting those without . In careers , you also find that people compete for the jobs with high wages and hence the traditional activities like farming have been neglected since its thought to have low wages . On the other hand , money can be seen to be good since we are in a position to fulfill our needs . If someone has money , then it means that , you can fulfill your desires...