“Alcohol can get you through a time of no money better than money will get you through a time of no alcohol.”
That’s an old saying, to trigger discussion.
It is irresponsible, possibly dangerous and funny only to a certain sense of humour. Still, it is a provocative way to explore what young people really value. Help them see the connections between what they have, what they want and how to get it.
Clearly the saying as expressed above is going nowhere, except as gallows humour for people with admitted alcohol dependency problems.
So ask what young people would change it to. Replace alcohol with a gap, and ask young people to complete it in a way that is true for them.
“______ can get you through a time of no money better than money will get you through a time of no ______.”
What word or phrase would young people substitute? Friends, perhaps. Or music? Football?
Be light-hearted, while exploring a key aspect of the psychology of money – what is it for and how much does it matter?
