Money matters

Money matters

Before money, people exchanged goods. For example they gave food for clothes. This was the system of barter. Later people used valuable things, like shells, pearls, silver or gold as money.

At first, coins were created and after a while paper money was introduced. Notes are easier to handle. Nowadays people use credit card or debit card for paying. If you don’t want to carry cash when you go shopping, it is worth using these cards.
Different countries have different currencies. In Hungary we use Forint, but in the European Union Euro is the official currency. In the USA people pay with Dollar meanwhile the British use Pound.
Some people believe that money makes the world go round and you are only successful in life if you earn enough money. Money can also buy power. Rich people can pay for everything: entertainment, education, travelling and healthcare. While the poor live on miserable income and cannot purchase anything.
For your work you get salary that you can spend on your family or other expenses. Workplaces transfer the salary to a bank account. If you need cash you can take out money from the ATM.
Bank is a building where a lot of services are offered. People and businesses can invest or borrow money, change currencies or take out a bank loan. Many people dislike banks as they demand high charges.
It is advisable to teach your children how to manage money. They must learn saving their pocket money, which is given by their parents weekly or monthly.

The financial decisions that young people make today will impact their future. That’s why Boys & Girls Clubs pair youth with supportive Club mentors and volunteers to develop the financial skills that can lead to workplace readiness, lifelong financial stability and overall success.

For more than 15 years, Money Matters: Make it Count has taught teens how to set goals, budget, save and invest. In addition to staff-led financial literacy sessions, young people practice their financial decision-making skills through fun, engaging digital tools and games. Teens who complete Money Matters show improved financial management skills, including saving money and sticking to a budget.

access digital financial literacy tools on MyFuture – a social media platform featuring activities from Boys & Girls Club programs. It’s easy to get started and you don’t have to be a Boys & Girls Club member to participate.

Money doesn't buy happiness but it helps.
Money has become one of the main things in our modern life. Some people live their lives to earn money. They work hard, trying to earn as much money as they can. Some of them become crazy about it and lose their dignity hunting money. They don't appreciate such important things as family, friendship, love and other feelings. Such people become greedy, they spend their lives in loneliness.
I don't deny that money influences our life a lot. As W.S. Maugham said " Money is like the sixth feeling without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five." I quite agree. A person can't be happy if he has no money to satisfy his natural needs. But I think that money should have a limit. A person shouldn't have too much money. It begins destroying him and becomes his curse.
It is said in the Bible that "The love of money is the root of all evil." Yes, big sums of money really bring different problems because people feel very envious and jealous of other's fortune. The majority of all the crimes are made because of money.
I'm among the people who consider that money is not all-powerful. Humanity, dignity, intelligence, kindness and other good qualities of a person can't be bought for money. We'll never be able to buy pure love, real friendship and loving and caring family. But life isn't worth living without these things. It's not worth living if money has become the point of it either.