Being “good” with money isn’t just about having it.

Let’s get one obvious thing out of the way here. Having money is pretty great.

Being able to pay your bills – without worrying how you’ll afford the rest of your life – is critical for our well being. Having extra money on hand to enjoy hobbies, care for loved ones and treat ourselves from time to time – pretty awesome. And getting to a place where you can smartly put away money into savings or investments? That’s the dream right there.

And sure. It would be cool to get massively rich somewhere along the way.

But let’s not hold our breath on that last one, to decide that we’re “good” with money. Let’s not even hold our breath that we’ll hit a certain amount in our bank accounts or with our debts, before making that determination.

Instead, let’s decide right now that we’re good with money.

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