Comments on: Some Thinking About Money – Win a Copy of The Soul Of Money

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:54:22 +0000

Arghhh… it’s like my spelling… in my mind it was to be Monday – midnight to be sure – so I could announce it today, which is what I did… sometimes I need a keeper. Karen, my sincere apologies.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:31:46 +0000

It’s not midnight yet, right? It’s Tuesday. but it’s August 18 ? The post says Tuesday August 17???I wonder if I’m still in? I hope so! Thanks for the great site Anne!

By: Damien Balderrama

Damien Balderrama — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:24:18 +0000

Anne, Was this what You were looking for:

“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”
~Ben Franklin~

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:44:46 +0000

Jorge, agree with you… and if you read her book I suspect you’ll find she does too. What’s Ben Franklin’s quote about security and freedom?

By: jorgekafkazar

jorgekafkazar — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:52:02 +0000

Pretty lady. Pretty pictures. Pretty words.

A positive approach is good. We need to keep doing the things that work for us personally and not let the Doom & Gloom purveying media rattle our determination. I don’t need a lot of stuff to make me happy. I learned that when I was about twelve years old and saw a toy in the our attic that I hadn’t touched for months, even though I had once thought it would make me happy forever if I had it.

On the other hand, I’m strongly suspicious of the blanket statement that the systems that are being destroyed are ones that don’t work. Some, yes. All, definitely not–the economic system is not as simple as portrayed here.

Also, we need to beware of governmental policy chiseling away at our freedoms under the guise of “sustainability” or “the war on drugs” or “the war on terrorists” or “swine flu” or “child pornography” or “communist activity” or whatever the latest scare-tactic bugaboo is. It’s happened before; it will happen again. The video made the needle on my BS detector quiver. I reserve judgment until I know more about the specifics.
.-= jorgekafkazar´s last blog ..Watcher in the Night =-.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:42:06 +0000

It’s always fascinating to listen to an articulate and well modulated voice of reason (instead of one that is strident) putting across such well thought out ideas for how we should view and use money. We all need it and want it, most of us not being closet ascetics. But society as a whole has lost sight of money’s purpose and value, having focused on the getting and the gimme more and more. I’m looking forward to reading a copy of The Soul of Money and to getting back to my thriftier-than-most roots. (My father was a Yorkshireman and they are almost as tight with money as the Scots are.)

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:58:53 +0000

Hi, I hope you pick my name! Truth be told…I am working out of a library to learn all I can about writing online. We’ve run across hard time financially as so many other have. It’s difficult, and trying to be positive comes hard lately. I appreicate the hope you give on here.
Wendy

By: Sherrie Taylor

Sherrie Taylor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:48:33 +0000

Great! It’s time everyone figures out money is a tool, not a control of your life. Some people, like me are afraid of too much money for some reason I cannot understand and have to work twice as hard for half the amount. There needs to be a balance to the view of how it’s used.
Thank you for a great work.
Sherrie

By: Eloise Wall

Eloise Wall — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:43:01 +0000

Kudos to Ms. Twist for promoting such a positive outlook. I am a woman, on my own, nearing my senior years. Due to past financial mishaps (and yes, some missteps) I am struggling. Yet, I know that when times are tough there are ways to find sustenance. Creativity and fortitude coupled with self confidence will always see one through. Consider the following: Colonel Sanders started his finger lickin’ good franchise with the money he got from his first Social Security check at the age of 65; Winston Churchill was 61 when he took the helm, Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa after spending 25 years behind bars. Humans are remarkable. We will persevere. We will be the generation that leaves a better world for our children.
And… kudos to you for promoting Ms. Twist on your website.

By: Kelly Pfeiffer

Kelly Pfeiffer — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:39 +0000

I’d really like to read the Soul of Money after watching that video. Her philosophy sounds very similar to the parenting philosophy/curriculum that I teach and write about. Money is a tool and the way we use money works best when it’s in balance. When Lynne Twist was discussing how the market was not a sustainable system, I immediately thought about the permissive side of parenting that I teach about. Some parents think that to avoid being permissive, they then must go in a totally opposite direction — to be excessively strict. But there IS a nice balance in between permissive and strict as a parent. And there’s a nice balance with how we use money. Saving every penny for the future is one extreme and spending it all for today is the other extreme. I’d like to strike a balance in spending for now and saving for later.