Is The Way You Live Today Affected By Money?

I interviewed my mother asking her questions about how money affects her life. I learned that money can make ones life not as stressful. One's basic needs are taken care of when they are in a good financial position. Like my mom said "Growing up I never felt like I was lacking in any way. I always felt we had more than we needed. I didn't have to stress about that part of my life, but I was aware some people did have to stress about it". My mother told me about how she learned from her grandmother, her father, and mother that reusing objects helps save a lot of money. They were "pretty frugal", for example; they would save paper and bags. That surprised me how they all learned the same method to save money. One thing my mom suggested I learn was to not spend too much with a credit card or through the internet because it is very easy to spend a lot of money quickly that way. I agree with that because I have shopped online before. It is just so easy to find the things you want within a couple minuets and click the "add to cart" button. Once you are online it is also so easy to get caught up in products you weren't originally going to purchase. Before you know it you are spending way over the amount you wanted to spend. In my future I hope to learn how to manage a credit card, otherwise I will be in a lot of unwanted-could-have-avoided debt. My perceptions of my mom did not change through this interview. However, my mom did give me quite a few tips that I will need in my future. One of those tips she gave to me was that money can be a positive thing but "it is not as valuable as the memories with the family". So ultimately money can't buy you happiness once your basic needs are taken care of.