Perspective

All must be taken from appropriate perspectives. One incredibly financially damaging thing I see people do to themselves over and over is resent those who are doing well financially.

Why would that matter to your own finances? Because you are sending out the notion that you feel money is a waste and that you want none of it. So when the opportunity comes your way to earn more or better your current opportunity, guess what? You'll pass right by it.

Here are some examples of what I'm talking about:

Me: Look at that beautiful home on that hill.

Friend: I know those people, they have four hot tubs!

Me: Wow! That's cool.

Friend: No it's not! Do you know how many hungry people you could feed instead of wasting money on those hot-tubs?

Me: With that logic you should return the $100 pair of shoes you bought this afternoon and donate that to hungry people.

Friend: I disagree (pout and subject change)

See? It's all perspective. Why is it okay for her to buy expensive shoes, but when someone who can afford to have four hot tubs, thet are now labeled greedy.

Next example:

Friend: I know a guy who drove a Hummer all the way from Utah to California.

Me: Oh?(failing to see the point)

Friend: Oh? What do you mean oh? Do you know how expensive that gas bill must have been?

Me: Does he earn a lot of money?

Friend: Well yeah, he's wealthy. But that doesn't mean you should be wasteful and blow crazy money on gasoline!

Me: So, how long until your truck lease is up?

Friend: 2 more years. I can't wait to get my new one leased.

Hopefully you saw the irony in the second example as well.. Here we have a hard working person being critical of someone for taking a roadtrip in a hummer. Really? You're just being resentful because he has the money to do something like that. Because if paying for Hummer gas is wasteful, well then how much more wasteful is it to pay on a vehicle for years and never come out owning it?

All in proper perspective, my friends.