Ep 43This Will Change Your View on Money Forever (Ft. Rabbi YY Jacobson)
His marriage was falling apart, and the real reason he stayed at the office 16 hours a day
Rabbi YY Jacobson
This Will Change Your View on Money Forever (Ft. Rabbi YY Jacobson)
with Rabbi YY Jacobson
Money can buy a house. It can't buy a home. Money can buy you acquaintances. It can't buy you friendships ... money can buy you a clock. Money can't buy time.
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Quotes
“I think the only connection I have to billionaire is I have bills.”
“The moment I don't have a real God and money becomes a substitute for God, I could become a dangerous person.”
“Do I have a God when it comes to money? ... red lines that I won't cross even when there's a lot of money at stake?”
“You have to ask yourself, why are you really working so hard?”
“Children need attachment, attachment, attachment. They need the four S's. They need to feel safe, secure, seen, soothed. I can't buy that for money.”
“Sometimes it's comfortable to give money in places that are just my comfort zone. But you know what? Nobody needs that.”
Takeaways
- 1 Avoid both extremes: "money means nothing" backfires, and money as identity is empty. Work hard for it, but it's a tool for life, not life itself.
- 2 Unpaid bills are real stress, so try to earn more. But removing bill stress isn't the same as a meaningful life, which comes from relationships, values and knowing yourself.
- 3 Money magnifies who you already are. A settled person gains blessing; an insecure one gains anxiety and jealousy. Do the inner work.
- 4 People treat you differently when you're wealthy. Wealthy people crave honest friends.
- 5 Live for inner truth, not approval - like the Rebbe absorbed in prayer while thousands watched.
- 6 "In God we trust" is on the dollar: faith shows in your money decisions and red lines.
- 7 Overwork can be an escape from home or from pain. Ask honestly why you work so hard.
- 8 Kids need attachment (safe, secure, seen, soothed), which money and screens can't replace. A small home with connection beats a mansion without it.
- 9 Tzedakah is Jewish DNA. Like redwoods with shallow roots that interlock, we survive by holding each other up.
- 10 The ban on interest between Jews isn't about interest being immoral; it's about treating each other as family. Unity doesn't need agreement, just argument without contempt.