If you actually care about making an impact, you have a responsibility to get rich. Because when good people h... — Zac Spencer

If you actually care about making an impact, you have a responsibility to get rich. Because when good people have money, the world changes.

Author: Zac Spencer

Insight: There's an uncomfortable truth hiding in this idea: money is power, and pretending otherwise doesn't make it less true. If you care deeply about something—whether it's helping your community, fixing problems you see, or supporting causes that matter—having resources genuinely changes what's possible. Good intentions without resources often stay locked in conversations. Money turns care into action. But this cuts against how many of us were raised. We're told money corrupts, that wanting it makes you shallow, that moral people shouldn't be focused on wealth. So we feel guilty for wanting financial security, or we dismiss people who pursue it aggressively. What gets lost is the practical reality: the therapist who charges less for struggling clients needs a healthy income to keep her practice open. The activist pushing for policy change needs funding to hire staff. Real generosity often requires having something to give. The harder part isn't admitting this. It's the follow-through—actually building wealth while staying grounded in why you wanted it in the first place. Money has a way of shifting priorities if you're not careful. The real responsibility isn't just getting rich; it's staying connected to the values that made you want to help in the first place.