Roses are red, budgets are wise: 3 hidden money lessons to bloom this Valentine's Day 2024
money lessons. Yes, yes, celebrating Valentine's Day is giving in to the thousand marketing messages, buying exorbitantly priced red roses (or flowers she really likes), buying ghastly leather wallets for him (name inscribed for a thousand rupees more), getting away for a romantic holiday, and not to mention romantic dinners (helping the hospitality industry feed you heart shaped cutlets, cookies, panna cottas and more while you sit under heart-shaped balloon decorations…).
ABBA got it right when they sang, 'Money, money, money! It’s a rich man’s world!’ Start with the K-drama/K-pop induced poses with the thumb and forefinger to show that you ‘heart’ something or someone, and end up cupping your hands (thumbs joined to show the pointy part of the heart, and fingers bent and joined in a curve). If you’re Indian, and deal with money, the first gesture seems more like what we indicate when we’re talking about money! Bless those teenage Instagrammers who will flood every timeline on social media with their own version of the ‘Titanic’ pose made famous by Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio in the James Cameron film from 1997.
If you’re not dreaming about love, then the outstretched hands can only signify the answer to a question for an investor. ‘How much money do you want to make when you invest in this?’ The Bee Gees released this song in 1983, and since then, it’s been an anthem for lovers everywhere.
And the lyrics are relevant for you as well: Cos we’re livin’ in a world of fools/breaking us down. If you love your family, don’t just show your love on Valentine’s Day.
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