I once started a thread entitled ‘Letting Go of Guilt Related to Money’:
And the point I made is similar to yours. Different schools of thought (often stemming from religion) teach that poverty is a virtue and that money (or loads of money, even moderate wealth such as $100,000, actually peanuts in Hollywood) is bad, evil or somewhat dirty…
But just think about it. What about those mega-rich Muslim (for the most part) magnates, princes and kings of the Middle East? All of them, whether from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Turkey, the UAE, Kuwait, Iran, etc.
If extreme wealth is such a sin or an obstacle to spiritual ascent, a danger to salvation, why aren’t they giving away all of their millions to various charities, all the poor of the world?
According to the article below from 2015, there are 455,800 millionaires in the Middle East (incl. 32,100 in Iran).
And according to this other article from 2014, there are 78 billionaires in the Middle East.
If it’s okay for all those people, most of whom are Muslim (and then Jewish), to have all of that money, why would it be wrong for any of us here to have such huge amounts or smaller amounts such as $500,000?
I’m speaking religion here. If it’s not a sin or an obstacle for them (I highly doubt they see it that way), then it’s definitely not so for us neither.
And what about all the Christian millionaires and billionaires incl. all those at the Vatican? If it’s okay for them, it’s totally okay for us too, esp. since most of us here do not practise any of those religions I’ve mentioned.
As for Buddhism, there are Buddhist millionaires and billionaires also! PROOF:
https://www.dhammaforeveryone.com/an-interview-with-a-buddhist-millionaire.html
There are Indian millionaires and billionaires as well, a lot of whom are Hindu. PROOF!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_list_of_Indian_billionaires
There are Sikh millionaires and billionaires as well!
And religious Jewish millionaires and billionaires too!
My point is… There is absolutely NO LOGICAL REASON why we should feel any bit of guilt about being wealthy, financially independent, stable and rich!
Now, some people may be immature, unreasonable and may not know how to manage their money. Some people with money go crazy (extreme drug abuse, etc.), and it ends up destroying their lives, but in such cases, it’s not money that was the problem but their foolishness and immaturity.
As for blood money, those who actually kill innocents for money, defraud others, rob banks, jewellery stores, commit pillage, politicians of different countries who leave citizens with nothing to eat, etc. Well, that’s got nothing to do with us!
And in currents and philosophies such as Satanism (Theistic or Atheistic), to do well for oneself, amass riches, indulge in pleasures life has to offer, etc. is totally acceptable and commendable!
I have learned that that mentality that poverty is a virtue and that richness is therefore reprehensible is a LIE meant to keep the money in the pockets of all the élites of the world—especially the religious élites!
May all this info help, and bring on the money!