Why do people say "Money doesn't grow on trees!"?
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Money is an idea, not a piece of paper. Most money is data stored in computers. The money in my bank account really isn't physical cash stored in a box in the vault, it's just numbers.
707654
Ther government doesn't generate any money.  It only takes money from working people and distributes it.  Unfortunately, there is a large section of the population who is lazy and takes advantage of this.  People do not need homes, they can live in apartments.  They can pay for apartments by having a job - what a concept.
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That is relative, I've done more things in my life than most people are willing to believe. By my standards, were I to tell someone to get a life, it would involve lofty goals. In my opinion, because of my background, I think that it is a phrase meant to offend rather than to be taken literally, in that case whoever told you that, you tell them I am telling them to get a life.
511511
Very good question!  I don't know, but I have a funny story about that.  One of my friends once said, completely seriously, "I just wish I had enough money that I could go to the Dollar Tree and just buy whatever I wanted without having to worry."\n\nI laughed so hard!  It's like, gee, don't set your goals so high!
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Only poor people who won't ever pull themselves out of the gutter think that money just magically follows certain people around. Everyone is after money, not certain people, it's just that only certain people know how to get it.
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Because some people don't actually believe in material culture. Money is the root of all evil. When you have less, you are more happy.
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I know the owners of several tree farms that would gladly sell you their interests for next to nothing. I know noone who has ever made money in this business. Avoid it like the plague.\n\nThere are advantages for poeple who own land and want to decrease their taxes by claiming an agricultural exemption and people who have lots of land with existing trees. But don't plan on a Christmas Tree lot. You will be competing with the people that are not just selling trees as a stand alone business.
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people operate by the notion that wealth is somehow limited and think that if you have more people then their share of wealth will get smaller.\n\nthis of course couldn't be further away from the truth, anybody who takes the time to think realizes that wealth is being created by people, it can be infinite... \n\nUnfortunately this thought is too complex for many people to comprehend !\n\nI'm only hoping that in a few hundred years people will finally come to this realization!
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Because they can't make money off trees unless they cut them down.\n\nBecause they occupy space that could be used for strip malls, parking lots, fast food stores, and housing development.
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You don't want to admit how much money you have if the people around you have less. You don't want to brag or make them feel bad. I think that's why rich people keep what they make to themselves.
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you don't sell every wealth that you have... another example is the wealth of knowledge you have. They are intangible wealth.\n\nAlso, remember payments for all sales don't come in the form of money.
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In the 'Godfather' a non-financial motivator was "Make him an offer he can't refuse".  This is certainly non-financial.\n\nThe motivation to do something comes from something other than monetary gain, like staying alive.
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In the vast 'forest' of jobs - you will find what you seek !\n\nDo not be selective in finding that PERFECT tree.\nRATHER\nBy working hard in the 'forest', you will inevitably locate the tallest money tree which befits your personal stature.
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Money is the most talked about subject in the Bible. Therefore it is a very important fact of life. However, we are not to lay up our treasures in this life. Money is a gift that we should use wisely and a sad fact that many do not. \n\nIf we learn the principals of the gift, we will gain in ways we cannot imagine.
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Thats the way they'd like their own life to be.\n\nAnyway, we have a saying, "Why count the trees, just eat the fruit!"\n\nIt means that don't examine things too closely, just enjoy the fruits of life, which are bountiful.\n\nSo enjoy yourself, pal!\n\nst
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The most diffilcult part when handing out money is weather the person that you are giving it to is going to put it to good use. Everyone in life should make it for themselves. The wealthy did. Most of them did not take handouts and they achieved their wealth by hard work. My hand out to people is that I give them jobs. If they plan to make good use of the money and invest in their future instead of blowing it all, then they too will have wealth in the near future. Although we have money to spare, it is not our job in life to work for others who can't see that they can't make it themselves.
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It is harder to say that money is not important in living in the world. You'll be branded rare. Cause person that not need money is rare things in our world, and one that need money probably a monk or have other believes, or belong to another religious group, which differs from our normal kind of living.\n\nTry to think that money represent almost all you see and touch.\n\nIt's virtual things represent all the things that you do.\n\n--The world now you living, before you're born and after you die, is a cynical world.\n\nLook all the question in Yahoo! Answer, and what does it represents?