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Introduction

| |--| No matter how little it is, we have all sacrificed our well-being for material things in the past or presently. The context of peace and money is a very interesting one to me as such I will be penning down my perspective on the topic in this article. ![1000160590.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmfBw3tB2L4FLpVbPi7Yn94D7ERyQFG7xzzMUGGy4nKoyb/1000160590.png) _{Canva Edit} |

Do we sacrifice peace for money?

| |--| Oh yes! I can easily give a straight yes to this question. We live in a world where we care so much about material things and how people see us if we don't live up to the standard (set by us or the society). Several people have sacrificed their peace to meet up with pressing needs so that they don't look irresponsible as such they have been involved in different activities that surpass the state of their mental and physical health. ![1000160534.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYJ5w7ZpxaoYkTXy77mFbJZfkuP6nyhmQS28YcnjYpG5/1000160534.jpg) _{An image of money from Pexels} Unfortunately, some lost their lives in the process without the chance to enjoy what they had laboured for. We are all victims either we do it to cope with the ever-increasing bills or to get validation from society. Humans do aspire and work towards achieving the set goals but at the same time, we should pay attention to when a part of us can't keep on and grant the necessary break or termination of the engagement. |

Earn and Spend or Earn, Save and Spend?

| |--| There are a few perspectives to ***Earn and Spend*** and the most fitting interpretation for this context is earning and spending in totality. What happens to ***saving for the rainy day***? He or she who spends all he's or she's got is prepared to suffer for it later. Humans tend to believe in their present job with fixed expectations of a certain income at the end of the day/week/month... Things change, especially at this time when economic meltdown has hit different countries of the world. An employer can wake up the next day and plan a retrenching and folding up the business. Earning and spending all with the expectation of seeing another one is dangerous because it makes one look very stupid when urgent situations arise. ![1000160538.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaKPgMaTV1YrxkajZPpS5MHCumyjvfJ63eDQGEuw4hBz8/1000160538.jpg) _{Saving image from Pexels} On the other hand, those who earn, save and spend have properly prepared for the days ahead when things might not be as rosy as they may seem at present. This doesn't mean they don't spend from their earnings at all but they earn, spend reasonably and save. |

Apart of Money, what gives happiness?

| |--| Money tends to appear in almost everything in our society, it opens the door to taking good care of yourself and your family, investing, getting access to quality health infrastructures and so on. But, money is not everything. The gift of life, sound health, and feeling fulfilled with your work and appreciating one's family are some of the great things that give happiness. Have you ever watched closely a poor family that has their home filled with more happiness than the wealthy ones? ![1000153577.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmS2E2i557QXHhbmrxwcVvjikrG6EW5kDiXAAiBWnuETFL/1000153577.jpg) _{My family smiling through the ups and downs} It's all about being grateful for what the universe has blessed you with. Everyone on earth is blessed with one or other things some people are striving hard to achieve. Life is beautiful and celebrating this reality gives peace.

Money has the power to get you to almost every stage you wish to attain but we should learn to see how great it is to still be breathing and living healthily, appreciating what we do and the family. Loving our lives opens doors for more blessings and gives us peace. It's a pleasure taking part in this and I would like to invite @irawandey, @inspiracion and @karianaporras to also participate.