I was rereading the section on money scripts in Free Money by Austin Church (cuz if I reread it every few months, then hopefully it’ll slowly start sinking in, right?) and there were so many incredibly well-written lines that made me fall in love with this book all over again:
Metaphors/similes that are simply swoon-worthy:
“I hadn’t yet reconciled the poet and entrepreneur parts of myself. They were twin dragons, locked in mortal combat.”
“Importance is a sliding scale with a timer attached.”
“Acknowledging the problem is the first jelly-legged step down that honeysuckle-scented trail to stability.”
“These conflicting ideas are like so many shopping carts zipping around in the grocery store of your mind.”
“Money doesn’t make people greedy any more than fast cars make teenage drivers stupid.”
“Greed is a vice that can color our paradigm like a drop of green dye in a glass of water.”
“You can’t outperform your beliefs. They either speed you to where you want to go, like a bullet train, or they slow you down, like a slog through a swamp.”
Poignant insights:
“Some freelancers are artists, and all freelancers are small business owners.”
“Financial literacy is equal parts knowledge, habits, and delayed gratification[…]”
“Money won’t solve all your problems, but it will solve your money problems.”
“[…]being good and doing good feels good.”
“For most freelancers, more money doesn’t mean more greed. More money means more good accomplished.”
“Twice as much money and stuff doesn’t make us twice as happy.”
“Enriching yourself above $100,000 won’t make you much happier, but more generosity just might.”
“The feeling of happiness will come and go, but the spiritual practice of contentment represents true wealth.”
In summary, “Read books and raise your financial literacy[…] You’ll be gobsmacked at the difference six months can make.”