Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity by Stephen Palmer & Garrett B. Gunderson

Author:Stephen Palmer & Garrett B. Gunderson [Palmer, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Published: 2008-06-30T14:00:00+00:00

It seems to be common knowledge that it's rude to discuss money, politics, and religion with people. Why is this so? Setting aside the last two for the purposes of this book, why do we have so many insecurities regarding money? What makes it vulgar?

I believe this reaction is partly because, even though we like to put up the facade that we know what we're doing, deep down we know how little we know about money. We don't want to look stupid by revealing our lack of knowledge, and as soon as we admit that we don't know something, it creates a breach in our understanding, leaving us intellectually stranded. Ignorance is one of the most uncomfortable feelings to deal with, yet truly scrutinizing our beliefs is key to our progression.

When it comes to the public discussion of money, sharing our finances or knowledge with others can make us seem prideful or shame us or others if handled poorly. Yet aren't there ways to discuss money respectfully, openly and honestly? While there may be legitimate reasons to not discuss money in certain situations, I don't think that the belief that money is vulgar should ever be considered a legitimate reason for not doing so.

There's nothing vulgar or tainted about money; in fact, there's no value to money whatsoever. We place our own value on money. If we view money as being vulgar, and if we think it's rude to publicly discuss money, then that says nothing about money and everything about us and the social agreements we labor under. If we are uncomfortable discussing money, then perhaps it's time to rid ourselves of the insecurities that come from ignorance, humble ourselves, and become open enough to begin our education.

Judgment and Exploitation

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