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Do You Have Money Demons? | Mark Matson

4 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker recounts his grandfather's refusal to accept a foreman position at Union Carbide, rejecting the chance to climb the corporate ladder because he perceived joining the corporate 'machine' as morally wrong. The speaker uses this story as a metaphor to introduce the concept of 'money demons'—internal psychological forces related to money that can dominate individuals and prevent them from making choices that might ultimately benefit them. He suggests that everyone experiences these money demons at various points, and they can obstruct actions that could 'save' us financially or otherwise.

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Go back to my grandfather. His screen was so strong when he was offered an opportunity to grow at Union Carbide, he was offered to be a foreman and have a crew underneath him. He told them no. Why? Because he didn't want to be part of the machine. Because that's evil and bad. He didn't want to be evil and bad in his eyes. So he proved it to himself. I call these money demons. These money demons, which we all have at various times in our life. they take us over and preclude us from doing things that could actually save us.