Like a cat I slumber, blissfully unencumbered, Through eighty per cent of my allotted span, Occasionally awoken, when dissent is spoken, And I invent another cunning five year plan, Lately it was pensions, that were being mentioned, So I borrowed from French and Robespierre, Scrap all that went before, saved by tooth and claw, And let my all equal Citizens appear, Currently it is time, for me to be in my prime, For there is another election looming, I have to appear sincere, for part of this coming year, And assure everyone that everything is booming, Never mind strict quotas, Ive imported multitudes of voters, And told them which party let them stay, Though Ive rigged postal vote, and defamed everyone of note, You never know what might happen on day. So to be on safe side, I swallow all my pride, And allow my people to hear my hallowed voice, And roll out charade, put on facade, And even make believe they have a choice, Next time around crown, will be trampled underground, House of Lords and Lord Chancellor history, With other Chancellor gone, I alone will soldier on, Yes, then there will only ever be me, Ill hold elections for you, as all dictators do, And fill positions with those that grease my palm, As for civil unrest, there is always house arrest, Or secret imprisonment for those that mean me harm.

So stop for a moment and answer question: Why do you want money? (What do you want to do with it?) Even if you already have all money you desire and are doing what you've always wanted with it, this exercise will help to determine whether means serve end.

I've always wanted to be very rich and have a lot of money, but taking a moment and examining reasons why is an eye-opener. So take out a pad of paper and make three columns. The first column to note what it is that you want, second reason you want it, and third basic human need/want that it fulfils.