# Money **Domain:** Economics / Exchange / Human behavior **Doc Type:** Canonical concept node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Money is a socially recognized medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value that coordinates claims on goods, labor, time, and future capacity. ## Mechanism and Significance Attitudes toward money influence whether a person can learn its systems, earn it, price work, allocate it, invest it, or use it in service of chosen values. ## Evidence Boundary A constructive attitude does not guarantee prosperity and should not conceal unequal conditions, risk, luck, or institutional power. Money remains a tool rather than a measure of human worth. ## Relationships [[wiki/Entrepreneurship|Entrepreneurship]] · [[wiki/Social Capital|Social Capital]] · [[wiki/Reputation|Reputation]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “You cannot have what you hate. Resenting money or people who have it tends to block you from building prosperity yourself, while a healthy, peaceful relationship with money makes it easier to use it well.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Organic Reach and the Democratization of Influence - Livestream (Jan 2016)* [[reminders/Abundance/A Peaceful Relationship With Money Supports Prosperity by Bryant McGill|A Peaceful Relationship With Money Supports Prosperity by Bryant McGill]]