Showa Roman Kodan: 'Stories of Money for Living' by Shizuka Takatori - Four axes of thought surrounding 'money for living' that go beyond just 'how to spend money'

[Kodan-style performance] A strike of the fan, the question is 'money for living'!

[Program] Four Secrets of Money

[Original Work] 'Stories of Money for Living' by Shizuka Takatori

(Pop! Pop! The sound of the fan)

Attention, attention!

Come closer, come closer!

What I am showing you today is neither a get-rich-quick scheme nor the ups and downs of the stock market!

It is about the [Four Secrets of Money] that firmly support your life, deciphered from Shizuka Takatori's masterpiece 'Stories of Money for Living'!

This book is broken down quite simply so that even children can read it easily...

And this is my take on how I interpreted this simplified content!

First Act: Why do people get lost in 'know-how'?

If you look around the world, everyone is...

'How do I save it?'

'How should I increase it!?'

Everyone, from the common to the elite, is in a huge panic over NISA and the like!

It's a lecherous old man who chases after women, but there is no end to people who only chase after know-how.

But wait just a moment!

I am here to tell you that you shouldn't forget your own face (way of life) while only peering into the wallet in your hand.

As I unraveled this book by Takatori-sensei, I discovered that the secrets of money can be summarized into just four questions!

Second Act: The 'Four Squares (Secrets)' to Deciphering Money

• [1] How to use money — The volume of 'Technique'
  The skill of saving, budgeting, and solid investment.

This is the 'technique' of handling what is in your hands.

But if you rely only on technique, you will fall into being a stingy little man!

People will lose interest in you, thinking, 'What a boring man!'

• [2] How money is used — The volume of 'Circulation'
  How the money you release circulates through society, or whether you are being tempted by companies or the world,

'Are you being made to spend it?'

Look at it from an objective perspective. This is the refinement of an adult!

• [3] What do you spend money on? — The volume of 'Selection'

Do you buy things?

Do you acquire experiences or learning?

Or do you invest in people?

It is the discernment of 'selection' regarding where to allocate your limited funds!

• [4] Why do you spend money? — The volume of 'Heart'
  This is the most important part!

Is it for your own happiness?
Is it to sustain your life?
Is it to make someone you love happy?

It is the 'deep-seated purpose' at the root of your purchase!

Third stage: The magnificent cycle drawn by the four wheels

(Clack!)

What is magnificent is that these four are not separate.

Only when there is a solid axis of 'why (heart)' at the bottom of your gut can the 'what (selection)' for which you invest your money be firmly decided!

Once that is decided, ingenuity on 'how (the technique)' to use it will naturally emerge, and it will eventually turn into a 'way of being used (circulation)' that enriches the world!

Conclusion: Take back control of your life

It is truly a waste to stop at just 'techniques for spending'!

What this book teaches us is how to regain control of our lives—deciding 'how I will live'—through the tool that is money!

An eye-opening performance dedicated to modern people who are pushed around by money!

(Clap!)

...It seems that is all for now!