Ash ExantusChief Financial Educator, Ash Cash Enterprises · Financial Empowerment Leader | Public Affairs Strategist | Media Executive | Advocate for Economic Equity & Financial Literacy | Champion for Formerly Incarcerated Communities

Money only enhances who you already are 💎

8 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In this short spoken segment, the speaker (Ash Cash) addresses the common question of whether money makes you happy. He argues that money does not create happiness; rather, it amplifies the emotional state you already possess. If you are unhappy or depressed, acquiring wealth will likely intensify those negative feelings, while if you are already content, money can expand the activities and relationships that bring you joy. Consequently, he advises listeners to first develop inner contentment and self‑knowledge before chasing financial gain, so that any future wealth can be truly enjoyed.

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Ash Cash in the building. Listen, does money make you happy? I want to say yes and no. If you are not happy and you get money, you are going to get more of what you are already, right? So, money actually enhances who you are. And so, if you're looking at money as a magic drug to enhance your happiness, it will not do it. If you are depressed and then you get a whole bunch of money, Now, you're going to be depressed more with money. But if you're happy already and then you have a whole bunch of money, what money is going to do is enhance that happiness. The things that make you happy, you could do more of it. You could spend more time with those people. And so, money itself does not buy happiness, it just enhances who you are already. And so, before you focus on getting the bag, focus on being content within. Happy within, know yourself, so that way when the bag come, you'll be able to enjoy it more.