money is hard to be earned...

heard this from a friend the other day while she was saying about giving money to her family....

honestly, i used to think the same way too... money is hard to earn... esp when i was working part time to finance myself through uni... work was tiring and every single dollar counted to my "fund kate through school" fund... * yes, i did start something like that on my own...* so every single dollar went to that and no extra money was spent outside unnecessarily...

so as i started work full time, money was also hard to earn cos one person earning and two person spending... due to some jerk always spending my cash.. then work was not satisfying... so money was hard to earn...

but for a long time i haven't spoken of this phrase... but when i heard it, the first reaction i had was.. why was it hard earn?

to most ppl it's bcos they need to spend many hours at work, they rather be paid for working on a beach or playing golf rather than being in an office... some others, they feel, work is tough, office politics, long hours, demanding boss, blah blah blah... which is why they feel, after putting in soooo many hours of hardwork in a small little cubicle, you get this much.. only to spend it away on bills, kids' toys, groceries and all sorts of necessities... and then, end of the month, u are only left with less than one tenth of it for savings...

but i always wonder... if u love your job, u love what you do, time should pass very fast... having worked in a public serving department before, i have come across loads of ppl who complain that money is not enough thus they owe school fees, blah blah, blah... then there will be those who love their jobs but dun find the money to support the family, but still manage to survive through...

i guess it boils down to perception... if at the end of the day, we focus on how irritating the workplace is, how competitive some colleague is, all the negativity of the job, money is definitely hard earned cos it took a lot of determination to stay in the job, to keep your mouth shut in order to keep the job...

however, i tend to see it differently, time passes slowly at work, but i learn new stuff, know new ppl, and eventually, when the money comes in, although a huge chunk disappears right under my nose, i'm glad that it can help to feed my babies, my family and even myself and many others who are not as fortunate in some months... that little amount of money can bring smiles to ppl's faces when they are down, cheer myself up with a stalk of sunflower or buy my mom her favourite ginger snaps... =)

May your money be earned more easily...