What is money to you?

Someone asked me this morning..

"Melly can I ask you for your opinion on how important money is?"

Well. For me. I see it as a tool - a means to an end. I just need enuff to pursue all the experiences I want. I don't really crave for too much richness at the expense of time and health.

We only have a limited time on this planet. So there's no point in spending your whole life just slogging away to build wealth. To me it's hardly an incentive that will keep me going for long. (maybe cos I've been lucky in life and never really had too much out of reach due to my parents to idling me with a rather comfortable life)

That said. It isnt that you can live without it. Money still is the currency that makes the world go round. You will still need it to do stuff. So i guess what you need to know is why you're accumulating wealth for. Like a house. To start a family. To be able to provide for the people you care about. For further education. To make yourself a better person. To travel the world etc.

Then, consider how many years you have to do it before you need to cash out and go do/buy what you need or want.

So from there you can kinda work backwards. And find the balance.