Burning Money

I've thought a lot about whether or not I wanted to talk about this...only because I don't want to offend anyone, but truth is, I can't stop thinking about it...and it is my blog, so I guess I can post what I like.

I found out that a friend of a friend thinks it would be pretty damn cool to literally burn money. So, at some point in time, this person is going to set a $100 bill on fire and another person is going to film it. Now, I am openly admitting that this doesn't directly affect me and that it is really none of my concern what someone does with their money...after all, it is THEIR money. Even though I can acknowledge this, I can not stop thinking about it and I really want to let out how I feel. Also make note that I am writing this in my own blog, really for my own release and am not trying to push my probably unwanted opinion. So, here goes...

First of all, I am glad that this person makes an insane amount of money. Good for them, I mean that. It is definitely something to be proud of. But here's the thing...couldn't that $100 be used in a better way? What about a charity? A friend in need? Or hell, maybe just a savings account. I am making the assumption that this person has never had to do w/o money because if they did, I can't imagine how they could just waste $100 like it was nothing. Like I said, I'm only assuming, I could be wrong. This is the reason that the thought of this really pisses me off. My family never had a whole lot of money when I was growing up and they still don't...and I definitely don't. And all I can keep thinking about is how a $100 could pay a few bills in my house, put some gas in the car, buy a good amount of food...hell, let my mom go to the doctor because she hasn't gone in years because my parents can't afford the insurance. A $100 could make most of my student loan payment, could make most of my car insurance payment, could take a chunk out of my rent. See, $100 could do a lot...and I really think that burning a $100 bill just for the hell of it is one of the most selfish and arrogant things a person could do. It is really just unbelievable to me.

For some reason, my words tonight are not expressing the almost fuming anger I have about this topic...or how many times I've almost cried from the frustration in thinking about this. Perhaps I am taking it too seriously, but I keep thinking of the times when I had less than $20 in my checking account and at one point when my parents may have had less than that. I hope they think about what they're doing. Maybe they don't care or maybe it's just some passing idea that will never get done. I don't know. Whatever they choose to do, I hope it makes them happy...and I hope their big paycheck makes them happy, after all that is what money does, right?