Let’s get one thing straight: MONEY ISN’T EVIL.
You’ve heard it a MILLION times. Maybe from your well-meaning grandma, a frustrated artist friend, or that guy at the party who only brought celery sticks as a “snack.” “Money is the root of all evil.” — Yeah, right. It’s a borrowed belief, like a hand-me-down sweater that’s itchy, but we wear it anyway because we feel like we should.
We all nod along, thinking about greedy billionaires and soulless corporations. But, plot twist: WE’VE GOT IT TWISTED. The original quote isn’t even about money itself! It’s about the LOVE of money. And there’s a Grand Canyon-sized difference between respecting money and obsessing over it.
This tiny misquote has caused a MASSIVE mindset mess for smart people like us. It’s time to clean it up.
The big reframe: Money is just energy ⚡️
Here’s a wild thought: Money isn’t good or bad. It’s just ENERGY. 💥
That’s it. It’s a current, a force, a magnifier. Like electricity, it can power a hospital and save lives, or it can cause a devastating fire. The electricity isn’t to blame—the channeling of it is.
Unchanneled, undirected money will cause more chaos than not having it at all. All it does is amplify our flaws, feed our insecurities, and let us buy weird things on Amazon at midnight. (Don’t check my order history.)
Think about it: We don’t demonize health. When someone gets so obsessed with their physique that they spend every waking minute at the gym and goes all Keto, what do we say? We don’t scream, “Fitness is the root of all evil!” We know motivation is the real villain here. It’s about insecurity or ego, not a genuine pursuit of well-being.
So WHY aren’t we giving money the same fair shake?
Why are we so quick to blame the tool instead of the person swinging it?
Why money always takes the blame 🤦
Money is an easy scapegoat because its failures are LOUD and public.
We see the misuse plastered everywhere: newsworthy scandals, influencer millionaires, and other nonsense. People using money for:
- EGO: Getting the bigger boat, the faster car, or the house that literally yells, “I’VE MADE IT. LOOK AT ME!”
- STATUS: Flashing logos so big you can see them from space, dropping names to inflate a fragile sense of self.
- Impression Management: Curating a perfect-looking life for social media that’s hollow on the inside.
These visible failures—hoarding, showing off, the post-shopping spree emptiness—get tagged on money itself. We see the train wreck and blame the tracks, not the conductor who was emotionally asleep at the wheel.
Meanwhile, the quiet successes barely make a whisper. The real magic of money happens behind the scenes.
- The entrepreneur using profits to fund a girls’ coding camp.
- The family creating a foundation to give clean water to people halfway across the planet.
- The artist who finally has the freedom to make stuff that MATTERS, not just pay the bills.
Generosity, impact, and the freedom to serve others don’t make flashy headlines. They are quiet, powerful, and deeply personal. They are examples of money being channeled beautifully, but they don’t get the same airtime as a billionaire’s tacky yacht party. So, our perception gets skewed.
The antidote is NOT poverty, it’s perspective 🧠
Okay, real talk: If money isn’t the problem… what’s the solution?
It’s NOT to run from it. Taking a vow of poverty or pretending you don’t care about money won’t solve your emotional spending. It just makes you broke and resentful. Avoiding money doesn’t make you more virtuous; it just limits your ability to make an impact.
The real antidote is purpose.
It’s about knowing what the money is FOR before you even have it. It’s about having a job for your dollars that aligns with your soul, not your insecurities.
The one question that separates healthy wealth from toxic wealth is this:
“What are you going to do with it?”
THAT’S the game-changer.
If your answer is, “Buy a Lambo so my friends can eat their heart out,”—congrats, you’re about to unlock a world of financial misery! 🏎️🫠 Your wealth will be toxic because the foundation is, well, swampland.
But if you’re thinking more like this…
- FREEDOM: “Have enough that I can say no to work that violates my values — and not panic about the consequences.”
- IMPACT: “Know that something I built or funded will outlive me — that my grandchildren will see my name attached to something that mattered.”
- EXPERIENCE: “Create a memory with my father before it’s too late — something that says ‘I see how hard you worked for us, and I made it mean something.”
- GENEROSITY: “Be the person in my family who breaks the cycle — the one who finally has enough to give without resentment or scorekeeping.”
- CREATIVITY: “Stop abandoning the parts of myself I put on hold to be responsible. Honor the version of me who had dreams before life got practical.”
…mazel tov. You’re building a healthy relationship with money. You’ve given it a purpose beyond ego. You’ve made it a tool for good, a conduit for your values.
It’s YOUR turn to decide 💥
Money doesn’t come with a moral compass. YOU do.
Stop letting a tired, inaccurate old saying dictate your financial reality. Money gets a bad rap because we’re looking at the wrong examples and asking the wrong questions.
It’s time for a new story. A story where your income is a powerful tool for building, creating, giving, and living a life of meaning and purpose.
So, ask yourself the question. Right now.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT?
Your answer changes everything.
Avraham
Your Financial Coach
👉👉👉 PPS: Want to stop giving money a bad rap in your OWN life? 🤔 Book a FREE session with me and let’s figure out how your money can finally work for you—not against you.
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