Money, Money Money,

ah as much as i love abba... no this post is not about that song!

In the last day or too.. ive been really confronted with Money and teh effect it ha son teh world we live in, actually truth be told money worries has been a subject taht haunts me.. well for a while now, but particularly the last couple of days.

Ive always been teh first to tell u i hate money, i hate the attitude peoepl get when it comes to it, i hate how it dictates our lives, i hate how peopelw ill do anything including ruining lives for it, i hate how some poeple have so little and some have so much without doing much, but most fo all i hate how i cant doa damn thing about it because it truly makes teh world go round!

I was confronted with shopping addictions after watching confessions of a shopaholic last night, and was glad to realise taht im sooo not a sbad as i thought i was, i CAN walk past a sale... and my version of sale is 20 bucks.. not 200 :) but it showed me how easity it is to get into debt... i know this myself, last pay i had basicallly paid off y credit card.. then put more on it since, just little things.. taht wouldnt affect it right, and again, im right back where istarted... almost paid off, but not quite getting there... It adds up so quickly and before you kno it your trying to figure out just how you spend 500 dollars in 2 weeks without remmebering!

What effecting me teh most about money today was while researching homelessness in Australia, Seriously though, you walk through teh city and you might see some 'bums' and feel pity or disgust even.. you might walk on by and continue with your life... but what you probably dont realise is what you se is barely anything compared to the hidden homelessness in our own state. these peopel may have made some bad decisions, or suffered something atht knocked them off there feet, whatever there reason, while i go hoem to my warm bed and loving family they are getting cosy with teh floor and if there lucky some form of self made shelter.

For about 6 months i did soem work in the salvos genesis project, a homeless drop in centre feeding peoepl with no other choice of food. I had oppurtunity to talk to to many about how they wanted to get ther elives back on track... but who wants to employ someoen who smells liek ethy live on teh street, in clothes to match... but to get money to buy this tehy need teh job.. vicous circle huh!

These peoepl just needed a kick start... but us as a program can only do so much, we go on the generous support we get.. but we are not an endless foutain of funds..

i have been researchin domestic violence vistims and teh links to homelessness, now thats a sad number... the amount fo woman on teh streets because its that or abuse.. with no money to make a life because tehy have been financially abused also!

I just hope taht next time iw ant to whip out my credit card i think of do i need this? think of what debt will do to me, but think of will my new exciting purchas ei will rpobably be bored of very shortly fulfil me when i think of the people who just wnat a fresh start.
Im not sayin go out and give all ur money to people who ahve none... because taht is unrealistic, im just sayin,,, be aware of ur money, of ur surroundings. be thankful for what u have... even if to u its not enough, or very little, you reading this oan computer tells me ur better off than so many.

Money does make our world go round... it keeps us alive... but love of it, will not make us happy in the long run