We have this problem, seeing wealth as “greed” in America, but this is what it truly means to have money here:
- Reduced Life Stressors. No worries about groceries, rent payments, utility costs, transportation costs. You can turn the heat up and be warm in your home and not have to think about it. Taking these expenses away would reduce stress for a lot of families and people
- You can get Exactly the Medical Care You Need. The best medical care, specialists who are *not* in your network, surgeries, physical rehab, cancer care without going broke, prescriptions that you need. A lot of people delay care, skip rehab or don’t fill meds bc they can’t afford it - it impacts their health & happiness. Medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in the United States - money could help a lot of people.
- Family Cared For. Are your aging parents needing anything? You have the power to help them. College education is crazy expensive - now your kids won’t carry debt.
- Ability to Take Breaks. Want to go to the beach in the middle of Winter? You can. Want to spend time with family living in another state? You can. It’s a new world when you can actually take a month and just….relax. That *definitely* improves your quality of life over working two jobs and barely making ends meet.
- Acquiring Quality Items. I’m not talking about a luxury watch…but just the ability to buy a warm wool winter sweater, or solid jacket. They cost money! Look at the jackets they sell at Walmart and compare them to Patagonia. It’s not just about “brand,” but how warm do they keep you? How comfortable are you outside? Little things like this make all the difference to improve your comfort.
To say that money *doesn’t* make life easier or improve your life would be dishonest.
Wealth has the potential to improve *everyone’s* life.
It shouldn’t be that way, but it is still that way in America…and as someone who has been on both sides of wealth, I’ll tell you that it makes all the difference in the world.
-Julie Gurner
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