Is it worth it?

For many people, money, which seems so concrete in its value, does not really hold value in and of itself. That can get them in financial trouble if they don’t have another way to value goods and services.

This thread talks about the system on person used after filing bankruptcy to determine whether something was worth it or not. In his case, he used his time- is this worth working X number of hours?

Other people use favorite goods- is this worth 5 cases of beer?

Whatever system you use, it’s a way of assigning value.

Even on a money message board where we are all there to talk about money, it seems that a lot of people are afraid of actually talking about money.

I got a promotion a year ago. It came with a significant raise.

If I were going on a cruise, it would never occur to hide the information in case friends and family looked up my trip to see how much I spent. If they wanted to know, they could ask me.

I do not think money should be a taboo subject, and I’d actually like to work toward changing that.