Too much money is a bad thing

              

   

Content

Page 1__________________________________________________________COVER

Page 2_______________________________________________________CONTENT

Page 3_________________________________________________________MONEY

Page 4____________________________________________________FRIENDSHIPS

Page 5____________________________________________HOPES AND DREAMS

Page 6______________________________________­_________________JEALOUSY

Page 7_________________________________________________   CONS & PROS

Page 8________________________________________________CONSEQUENCES

Page 9___________________________________________________CONCLUSION

Page 10___________________________________________PERSONAL OPINION

Money

For many years money has been something that brings conflict, whether it’s owing money, stealing money, needing money  ...  And in our society, nowadays most people prefer not to talk about how much of it they have as this can be very humiliating. One of the main reasons why having too much money is a bad thing is because it can affect friendships majorly:

1.- FRIENDSHIPS. When someone has a lot of money people will take advantage of them very easily and the rich person will be buying the friendship. That means that people will make friends with him/her just because he has nice toys and buys him treats. This is really very sad. It can also happen with long-lasting friendships when one of the members suddenly earns a lot more than the other, therefore, they change their lifestyle, buy new (more expensive clothes), get together with richer people and the friends have less things in common, this could easily break friendships.

2.- HOPES & DREAMS. Another reason why too much money is bad is because when you have it you can buy whatever you want whenever you want and then you never have to wait for anything. This means, you never have dreams or hopes for anything because the minute you want something; you have it.

3.- JEALOUSY. When you have lot of money you make people jealous of you, this probably annoys them but, the main problem is, people will ask you for money when they know you have it. As that happens people will owe you money and it’s not very nice to ask for it from a friend, it makes you seem mean. This is just awkward and embarrassing.   

Friendships

STORY ONE

Sometimes having too much money breaks friendships, especially when jealousy and secrecy take place. For example, here is the case of Jessie, a very rich and spoiled, yet sweet little girl.

Jessie is a really sweet little girl, she has a lot to offer, she is a generous, caring, loving and talented little girl. And she’s very out-going, you’d expect her to have lots of friends, right?  ...Well, it’s harder than you’d think, you see, Jessie has a lot of money, plenty to go ‘round, and that is exactly the problem. People take advantage of her and pretend to be her friend just so they’ll get money from her. This is really sad and ,especially, pathetic on the behalf of the person taking advantage. This is the case of Sally, she’s very popular and whenever Jessie comes ‘round in the playground to play Sally appears to be very comforting, but the strange thing is; they always end up talking about having a sleepover party at Jessie’s house, or going on a ride in Jessie’s limousine,... This doesn’t bother Jessie, she’s very generous, but she’s beginning to get the idea that all they want is her money, this makes Jessie very sad. It’s not her fault that she has a lot of money, nevertheless, she has to pay the consequences.  That’s the reason why having too much money is a bad thing, because people only try to make friends with you for their own benefit.

STORY TWO

Here is another case of a rich little boy, Luke, he has a lot a lot of money, everyone knows that, but no one ever said anything about it until he started being incredibly rude.

For the past two weeks, Luke has been very mean to his classmates , he spends the playground talking about all his new toys, his butler and all his posh tea parties. Daisy, the sweetest little girl is having some trouble lately, her parents have gotten divorced and she’s living with her dad now. His business is having some trouble with money and sometimes she just can’t afford for the same things as the rest, while most children are eating nice expensive chocolate biscuits, Daisy will just have to settle for toast, instead of having a big birthday party, she’ll just go out for pizza with her dad. This doesn’t bother Daisy, what does, is Luke. Luke has been unbelievably mean to Daisy about money, he’s been bullying her and picking on her, and she’s just had enough. Now everyone knows what kind of a person Luke is, they’re not even jealous of him anymore, they just see him as an awful, awful person. They’re ad because he’s upset, they pity him. And now everyone has a dreadful image of rich people, they think every rich person is bad.

Hopes & dreams

STORY ONE

Sometimes having too much money can be a problem in the sense that the moment you want something you have it, this is Lily’s case.

Lily is a little girl with a BIG problem, her problem is she’s so used to getting everything she wants from the moment she first wants it, she never ever hopes for anything or has any dreams because all of them have already come true, or are about to. For instance, the other day, in class everyone was talking about saving up for a yacht, so, when they’re grown up, they can sail in the port and have private parties. Lily mentioned this to her dad once and the next day her dad took her to the port and showed her their brand-new yacht. At school, she told everyone that she had a yacht now, they were both impressed and jealous. But after a while Lily realised it wasn’t just the yacht that all her classmates wanted, but the dream of having one of their own one day. This made Lily very sad because for once in her life her friends had something she could never get; hopes and dreams.  

STORY TWO

Peter is a friendly, generous, fun boy. At school everyone likes him, he’s quite popular, actually. One day Leslie came to school with some shocking news, her mother had been fired from her job. Everyone was very sympathetic and they were helping her get through the day, but, surprisingly enough, Leslie wasn’t that sad, she said it was a great opportunity to spend lots more time with her parents. That made her very happy, everyone understood too, everyone except Peter. That day when Peter got home he talked to his dad, he said he wanted to spend more time with him and he wrote a list of things he wanted to do with his dad that year. His dad apologised and said that wouldn’t be possible because the timetable at his job was too long and he couldn’t change it. (After all, that was the reason he had so much money)Peter was devastated, he didn’t even care for money anymore, he just wanted the chance to be with his dad, he felt awful, Peter thought his dad cherished money more than him.

Jealousy

STORY ONE

Phoebe is always talking about her lifestyle, what she eats, where she goes on holiday, what she buys, etc. She doesn’t do it for any particular reason, not to upset anyone, it’s just the way she behaves, she’s an extrovert. People usually listen to what she says gladly. One day, Phoebe was talking with her friends and Katie listened that Phoebe had a lot of money and Katie got jealous. In fact, Katie got so jealous that Katie and Phoebe didn’t talk in a long time. Katie took a photo of them both and ripped it in half, then they never ever reconciled. . This wasn´t really Phoebe’s fault, is it? But sometimes people get jealous, and sometimes friendships break because of it.

STORY TWO

 Jason has a girlfriend: Sophie, Sophie is a good girl, a couple of months ago, Sophie realized that Jason has a lot of money.  Since she knows that she is really sweet to him, he doesn’t realize so he is happy. Sophie discreetly asks to borrow some money from Jason to spend it on make-up and other things. Sophie was so used to borrowing Jason’s money, she stole his credit card and went to buy expensive dresses at a shop and spent 3,000 pounds. When Jason found out he was really disappointed in Sophie so they broke up and he told her she had to give back all the money.

 Cons & Pros

                                                TOO MUCH MONEY_________________________________

CONS	PROS
People get jealous of you	You don’t have to worry about money
You never have dreams or hopes for anything  because you already have everything	You can go on holiday wherever you want
Friends take advantage of you	You can buy nice things for the people you love
People get annoyed when you talk about your lifestyle, your possessions, your house…
Poorer people than you won’t like to be around you because they think you’re superficial and won’t make friends with you.
You can’t spend very much time with your parents, as they’re always working to earn the money that makes you rich. (Quality time with your parents is essential in your childhood)
You make people around you feel intimidated as they have less money than you.

-         7 cons and 3 pros. In conclusion, there are more bad things about having too much money than there are good ones.

Consequences

When money falls into unsafe hands, goes into bad use or is invested stupidly there are consequences. Consequences like if you owe money for a long time and don’t pay your dept. or if you’ve borrowed money from someone and invested it badly and then can’t pay it back. All these things are very common in real life although we should be trying to avoid them because when they happen they are hard to get out of. Money is something to be wise about and not just spend it on nice things.

STORY ONE

William used to be a successful businessman, he was intelligent, he sold useful products and he had a degree in Merchandising and another one in Public Relations. His business was going well and he didn’t ever need to worry about paying his bills on time or owing anyone money. One September, when things were getting worse (in the economy) his business started up kind of rough, but William invested well and made good choices so he was still okay. About two months later his friend Howard asked to borrow 25,000 pounds from William, William thought it through very profoundly and at first was sure he couldn’t lend his friend that much money, but in the end, he knew he’d have to make quite a few sacrifices but, it was his friend after all so he decided to lend it to him. Howard was very happy and he promised he would give it back in three months, William believed him and so they sealed the deal. Three months later William’s business was still not going very well, when Howard returned he announced that he wouldn’t be able to pay him back yet because he hadn’t invested wisely. This made William very insecure, he would have to be living on the edge, but he did it for a friend.

For that reason going into business with your friends or family is never a good idea, this is precisely William’s problem.

Conclusion

Our group has come to the conclusion that too much money is most definitely a bad thing. And especially if everybody knows that you have it, not only because people will get jealous of you but also because they will ask you for money.  In all these cases (Friendships, Jealousy…) money has affected someone, and not just for benefit, but as a person. What would you appreciate more, to spend time with your mum and dad or money?? What would you prefer, a brand-new yacht or love and support from your friends and family? In the table we have done ,obviously, there are many more cons than pros when it comes to too much money. At least we are certain that this is true and with this project we help to spread this idea around, at least that’s our intention.

                   

Personal opinion

Jose’s personal opinion

I liked this project because with it I could understand that money isn’t the most important thing in the world and that too much money affects you in many ways. Now I understand that values are more important than money. And that a lot of rich people have problems with money.

Carlos’ personal opinion

This project taught me that things like stealing money are very bad and dangerous and that we shouldn’t do them because if we do there are consequences. Money is a serious thing, so we shouldn’t play with money.

Emma’s opinion

I liked doing this project especially because it made me realize how easily people can be manipulated by money. Whether it’s doing things that are wrong so they earn money, stealing money… And ,most importantly, how much someone can be influenced by it in their life. For instance, having hopes and dreams is something very important because it gives you the joy to keep living. Because, if you have nothing to live for ,then, why live? Also, in friendships, no matter how much money you have if you have no friends than you’ll never be happy. Because, at the end of the day, money doesn’t bring happiness, and too much money just brings problems.