Sally Kohn: Money's greatest intrinsic value is the ability to give you control over your time. She says that by independence, she doesn't necessarily mean so much money that you can do nothing. Kohn: At the lowest level of independence, you have a complete financial dependence on strangers. But at some level above that, you are comfortable enough with your social status and don't feel the need to show off or flash peacock feathers in front of other people.
The highest form of wealth is the ability to wake up every morning and say, “I can do whatever I want today.”
People want to become wealthier to make them happier. Happiness is a complicated subject because everyone’s different. But if there’s a common denominator in happiness -- a universal fuel of joy -- it’s that people want to control their lives.
The ability to do what you want, when you want, with who you want, for as long as you want, is priceless. It is the highest dividend money pays.