Mind Viruses

What follows is a list of mind viruses people often pollute their minds with I’d like to expose as pure non-sense:

  • You need to work hard for money
  • Don’t marry him/her, s/he just wants you for your money
  • All business opportunities / make money products/services are scams
  • Who do you think you are to expect X?
  • You can’t do nothing / not have a job and make money
  • You need a part-time job until you make it
  • If you don’t marry young you’ll die lonely / the best guys/girls will be taken and you’ll be left on the shelf
  • I didn’t have it easy as a kid so why should you?
  • I suffered to make my money therefore you need to suffer to make your money
  • I never had any ‘handouts’ therefore you won’t get any of my mountain of money
  • Rich people are scum
  • Money is the root of all evil
  • Money won’t make you happy
  • S/he must have ripped off a lot of people to make it
  • I’m too old to make it now / haven’t got the energy at my age
  • If you haven’t made it by 40 you won’t make it at all
  • Who are you to think you can become a millionaire in a year
  • You need to use people / cheat them to get money
  • You need to ‘work your way up’ to make more money
  • I won’t pay X for it therefore everyone else won’t pay X for it
  • Don’t spend X on your clothes, they’re not worth it
  • Who are you to think you can make X amount of money?
  • Don’t pay X for that product/service, it’s not worth it
  • You’ve had it easy (as if to say: you should have it hard)
  • My parents never gave me any money, therefore, as your parent I will never give you any money
  • You need to get a ‘save, save, save’ mentality and forget ‘make, make, make’
  • Making money’s bad
  • You don’t want a girlfriend/boyfriend too good looking as they might be approached a lot by the opposite sex, give in to temptation and ‘cheat’ on you
  • You need good grades to make it in life
  • You need to meet people to make it
  • You can’t make money telling the truth

Please note: I update this list from time to time so be sure to check back soon for more ridiculous, poisonous – somewhat hilarious – life-limiting mind viruses.