Money, Money, Money

Money is a necessary evil.

Or so they tell me...

But sometimes I wonder why we cannot live without it. Because honestly, I can't stand it. So often it seems that money causes so many more problems than it solves.

Some of you may have seen my Facebook status today regarding my desire to start over to before we had money. I honestly think it might do us some moral good to trade goods and services rather than use money as an exchange system. I'm an artist who needs food - you're a farmer who needs to advertise your product... ta da! I create posters, emails, marketing material - you give me food.

I believe we could truly strengthen our moral character more through such a system. We would abuse what we had less - not throwing away money frivolously because we could better see how our goods were depleted through frivolity.

But I suppose that is simply an Utopian idea that will never come true...

We'd also more easily be aware if our goods were taken from us when they were not suppose to be. Today, one of my student loan accounts drafted several HUNDRED dollars more from my account then they were suppose to and with the subsequent automatic payments I have setup for monthly bills, my account was overdrawn and I was charged another several HUNDRED dollars in overdraft fees.

NOT COOL.

See, that's what I'm saying. But if some guy came by and started walking off with 10 of my cows - I'd notice!!

I know - you think I'm crazy. But let's be serious, what GOOD is all this money doing?