The value of money is in spending it.

[stepwilli]

There is a lovely quote by Douglas Adams that I admire; well, all of his quotes are amazing, of course, but on this topic he has written, "This planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time.

Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which was odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy." That is literally what this is about. This whole topic, summarised into one sentence. I think it is clear that it is not the individual who puts that much importance on money, but the whole, the entire population, so if you stopped caring about it, you would starve and be homeless, so you are forced to care, but the reality is, it's all made up; we do not HAVE TO care.

[gracreavix]

Having money is good, it brings a differently compared with those that don’t have money. But I think there’s no difference between those the people that have money and lock it away in the bank, and those that don’t have money. A money lock away in a safe, without plans of making use of it, is of no value to you.
Those that spend the little they earned on things they need are actually the ones deriving the value of money. It is better you don’t have money than have money don’t use, that are sitting idle in the bank for years without being used.

What is your take on this?

I feel there should be a balance when it comes to things like this. Firstly, in as much as I’m not a fan of leaving money in the bank without investing or using it for a long period of time.  I still won’t support spending the little you earn on things you need in the name of deriving this value of money.
My reason for saying this is, you may never have money if you keep spending the little you have always, and don’t save or have reserve for investment.

In my opinion, “The value of money is knowing how to use it to make more money” spending is a by product of having the money, and shouldn't be the main focus.

[Abiky]

Having money is good, it brings a differently compared with those that don’t have money. But I think there’s no difference between those the people that have money and lock it away in the bank, and those that don’t have money. A money lock away in a safe, without plans of making use of it, is of no value to you.
Those that spend the little they earned on things they need are actually the ones deriving the value of money. It is better you don’t have money than have money don’t use, that are sitting idle in the bank for years without being used.

What is your take on this?

Ah, yes. I know of some people who prefer to keep accumulating money at a bank, and never spend it. Such a foolish idea. Because one way or another, the money will lose value. If you die without heirs, that money will be confiscated by the government. If you're alive, your money will still lose value (purchasing power) because of inflation. Fiat (money) is designed to be spent on a daily basis.

If you just want to hoard and build value (wealth), you're better off buying and holding Bitcoin (or Gold) for the long run. Set aside a portion of your money to invest into scarce assets, while leaving the rest for necessities. Enjoy your money as much as you can, while you're still alive.

[BItcoin Guy@]

I feel there should be a balance when it comes to things like this. Firstly, in as much as I’m not a fan of leaving money in the bank without investing or using it for a long period of time.  I still won’t support spending the little you earn on things you need in the name of deriving this value of money.
My reason for saying this is, you may never have money if you keep spending the little you have always, and don’t save or have reserve for investment.

In my opinion, “The value of money is knowing how to use it to make more money” spending is a by product of having the money, and shouldn't be the main focus.

Sure, we use money to get more money, because keeping money without investing it and just spending, there won't be much money remaining with you when you're just focusing on spending and not planning to do the needful.

People that know the value of money are those that work for it with their hard work, because when you get money in an easy way, you won't see the value of it like others that are struggling to get it. They will plan well and buy the meaningful things they need. When you're getting money, you should have two plans for it. you invest and save, and that will surely help you in the future.

[Johncarter14us]

Locking money away just as savings could mean different things which include lack of knowledge to utilise it for the purpose it was created because if you have the knowledge to utilise money I'm sure you will.

Also consider that money saved in the bank accrues some interest over time with respect to the amount being kept in the bank.

Having money and choosing not to spend it for certain reasons is entirely an individual's preference, the person can choose to do with it whatever is desired. Keeping money is like spending money, it's a choice and whatever you buy, you keep too!