People are GROSSED OUT by money!

This content was created by Lewis Howes. This content was uploaded by Lewis Howes. This is a YouTube video titled "People are GROSSED OUT by money!" created on September 7, 2025. The content features a discussion about societal perceptions of wealth, the morality associated with making money, and the stigma around discussing financial generosity. The speakers reflect on personal experiences and societal norms regarding money and giving.
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I remember, like, when I was on my path to, like, get rich, people were grossed out. You know, it's not. I mean, I always compare it to, like, if I was like, I'm going to lose £100. People were like, go, you. But you're like, I'm going to get rich. They're like, you're disgusting. Wow. You know, so there is a real judgment. Why is that? If someone's ambitious around making money and creating financial abundance for themselves, why is that? I think because there is an implied morality piece where you're going to do things that are really bad for everybody involved. Like, you're gonna. Money's the main goal, so you'll do anything to get rich. I think there is this really weird perception of that. And I do think that, you know, the news definitely focuses on all the evil that people do to make money. And so, I mean, you know that you rarely hear about people giving lots of money your way or doing wonderful things with money. It really is about how evil the rich are. Yeah, it's. It's more rare to hear people are giving, but you don't hear about it, though. Yeah, not so much. And it's also. Here's the interesting thing, because we've also been taught to diminish our giving. Like, to not talk about our giving. Right. To make it Anonymous. Don't brag that you're giving. Where I actually have started to prescribe to maybe talk 50% of the time about what you're giving. And the other 50% of the time it doesn't have to be, you know, you telling the world about it. But I think when you say, here's what I'm giving, it inspires other people to be generous and giving as well. Absolutely. And it doesn't have to be only money, but it can be your time, your energy, your resources, another way. But I think sharing about it sometimes empowers other people to be more generous as well. I agree. And it also takes away the stigma that you're an egomaniacal fathead and that you want, like, all the praise for being such a good guy. But. And why not? Like, we talk about other good things. We do. It's just money. You know, I've written about sex, I've studied religion. Money is by far the most loaded. The most loaded. Absolutely. It's the dirtiest topic. I don't know why. And I don't. I really don't. I don't. It's interesting, though. Like, did your parents talk to you about money? You know, I grew up a little bit. Yeah, a little bit. But. But there was stress around money. Right. Which caused it to feel more unsettling. So there was some conversation, but most of the conversation was stressful or their relationship wasn't peaceful. Right. So I was like, okay, well, if they're not peaceful, but they're working really hard and money is kind of tied to working hard, then something must be off. Exactly. And it wasn't a money issue. It was just an emotional healing issue. Right. And that just happened to be mixed in with money. Yes. And so in your little brain, you put it attached to money makes stress. Yeah.
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