I have no one to leave the money to. I'm a single man. I like spending my money. — Elton John

I have no one to leave the money to. I'm a single man. I like spending my money.

Author: Elton John

Insight: There's something quietly radical about Elton John's stance here, especially in a culture that treats wealth accumulation like the ultimate scoreboard. Most of us inherit this anxiety about money—that it's something you're supposed to hoard, pass down, prove you're responsible with. The unspoken rule is that spending feels irresponsible, even selfish. But what if the opposite is true? If you genuinely have no heirs and no burning causes you're passionate about funding, what exactly are you saving for? This isn't permission to be reckless. It's permission to ask a harder question: what do you actually want your life to feel like? For some people, that answer involves security, and there's wisdom in that. But for others, it might mean a great meal with friends, travel, experiences that won't fit in a bank account. The guilt we attach to spending often has nothing to do with our actual needs or values—it's just inherited programming. The real insight is that money only matters if it's doing something. Sitting in an account doing nothing is as "wasted" as spending it on something you love. The question isn't whether you should spend money or save it. It's whether you're being honest about what would actually make your life better.