Of course money is not something to hoard. It value is in its use. A million gold dollars would have been worth no more than a million stones to Robinson Crusoe on his island home. There was nothing to buy, and therefore, no use for money. And so money that is simply hoarded is of no value. It does not purchase the necessaries of life, nor relieve those who are in want. That is not what money is for.

The Bible says that "the love of money id the root of all evil". That is, money sought for its own sake is the cause of all sorts of evil -lying, stealing, cheating, robbery, and even murder. This is the best reason for avoiding the love of money. (127 words)