Can Money Fix What Really Matters?

Money may not solve every problem, but it might clear the way to solve the ones that truly matter

Question: Can money solve all your current problems in your life?

Money is often mistaken for a cure-all when in reality, it’s a powerful tool—like fire. It can light the way, warm your shelter, or burn your entire life down if you’re not careful.

If you asked me this question during a moment of financial strain—rent overdue, bills stacking, medical concerns left untreated—my answer would have been a resounding yes. Money, in that scenario, isn’t about greed or luxury. It’s about survival. It’s about breathing room. It’s about silencing the constant noise of fear.

But when the smoke clears, when the essentials are covered, something deeper becomes painfully clear: not all suffering comes with a price tag. Loneliness won’t dissolve in your bank account. Grief doesn’t fade with deposits. A lack of purpose can persist in a mansion just as it does in a one-bedroom apartment.

Money will not heal a toxic relationship, but it might allow you the independence to leave it. It won’t repair your mental health, but it can buy you time and therapy. It won’t make your child feel less alienated in school, but it might afford them better opportunities. It won’t fix the wounds of your past, but it can stop you from creating new ones in the present.

So, no. Money can’t solve all of your problems.

But it can move the mountain of problems standing in the way of the ones that truly matter. It buys you time to think, space to grow, and freedom to act.

And sometimes, that is enough.

Because the real question isn’t whether money can solve everything. The question is: can it solve enough that you finally have the energy to face what it can’t?