There is an absolutely marvellous post on the Pick the Brain blog. It is provocatively titled Your Money or Your Life and it simply asks the question, which is more important?

At one point, the author asks the reader to recall the three most important days in their life. Most of us would probably choose days such as wedding day, 18th birthday, kids births, retirement day etc.. The author then goes on to ask if you can recall what your bank balance was on those days!

The chances are that most of us cannot. The author points to this as evidence that our life is more important to us than money.

The author goes on to remind us that we are not a bank balance, we are not a credit score and we are not the economy. Our lives consist of good times, meaningful relationships and, for want of a better term, life purpose, most of which had little to do with money.

It is only by focusing upon these important aspects of life that a person can remain centered during these times of financial difficulty.