Practical Advice

From the Ferret Tarot, the Ace of Coins; from Nature's Wisdom Oracle, 'Scarab Beetle:'

          Americans have a love affair with money. I have a friend who says, "It might not bring happiness, but it sure makes living easier." But that's only if you have the knowledge to manage it and the discipline to wisely use it. Economist Jay L. Zagorsky wrote: "Studies found that instead of getting people out of financial trouble, winning the lottery got people into more trouble, since bankruptcy rates soared for lottery winners three to five years after winning." If that ferret is going to seize an opportunity to make some money, he needs to focus more on saving or investing than simply spending. The Scarab Beetle, a symbol of the Egyptian Sun god, carefully rolls dung into large dung balls for his mate who lays her eggs in it. It provides food for the beetle larvae when they hatch. Its message is that if we think creatively, we can often make something beneficial out of what appears to be useless. To practice living simply and wisely with what I have can be a practical training ground for when the coffer is overflowing.