"There are people who pay well, who pay badly,
people who pay promptly, who never pay,
people who pay slowly, who pay cash,
pay in installments, pay extra, pay back —
only people who like to pay, they don't exist."

These words are attributed to Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, a German physicist who, 250 years ago, formulated in an inimitable way what is still true today: money is preferred to be received rather than spent.

Money has an almost magical effect on people: If you don't have it, it's a promise. If you have it, you want more of it. It's like some relationships: the only thing worse than being with you is being without you.

On this occasion, we have dug up three texts from our archive that ask three questions about money:

1. Does money make you happy? (Spoiler: yes and no)
2. Why is there a poverty line, but no wealth line?
3. What is a fair wage?

1. Does money make you happy?
No.09/2020

2. Wealth Line
No.24/2025

3. New Pay
No.16/2022