The Real Reason You’re Still Worried About Money

There are two men about to embark on a 2,000 mile journey.

But only one will make it.

The first started with money.

The other had $200 to his name and unshakable faith.

Can you guess who made it?

The Story That Changed Everything

This story changed how I think about money forever.

Your money problems aren’t money problems. They’re worry problems.

Here’s what really happened:

The man with $200 walked, rode buses when he could afford it, and hitched rides from strangers.

He slept under bridges, in abandoned buildings, sometimes in the kindness of strangers who offered him a couch.

He ate when people fed him, went hungry when they didn’t.

For weeks, he carried everything he owned in a backpack, a change of clothes and that dwindling $200 that somehow stretched further than it should have.

The others? They had thousands for transportation, bribes, and payments for safe passage.

They had resources, connections, and detailed plans.

But one by one, they gave up. Got caught. Stayed behind in cities along the way.

Decided it was too hard, too risky, too uncertain.

When someone asked him later, “Weren’t you scared to travel alone?” he replied: “I’m not alone. I am with God.”

When they asked how he made it when others with far more money didn’t, he said: “Others had money, I had faith.”

That’s when it hit me: Worry keeps you stuck, faith keeps you moving.

Why This Matters For Your Money Worries

Let me tell you why this matters for your money worries…

If you can read this, you’re already ahead of most people. You have internet, education, and opportunity.

So if you’re still worried about money, that’s not a money problem, that’s a worry problem.

Think about it: You can earn $3 million a year and be broke if you spend $4 million.

Being poor is the consequence of spending more than what you make.

There are people making 12x your income who are just as worried as you.

What does that tell you?

The Solution: Accept Reality, Then Act

The sooner you accept your current financial reality, the sooner you relieve yourself of worry and can become calm, cool, collected, and act swiftly.

Worry comes from wanting things to be different than they are.

But acceptance isn’t giving up, it’s getting clear.

When you stop wasting mental energy on worry, you suddenly have clarity to plan and energy to execute.

What This Looks Like In Practice

Here’s what this looks like in practice:

Write down what you’re actually worried about. Not the money part, the real part.

Security? Providing for your family? Freedom?

Now make one clear plan to move toward that.

Not a perfect plan. Not a worry-free plan. Just one clear next step.

And then take it with faith, not fear.

Because when you shift your being from worry to acceptance, your actions transform.

Instead of anxious spinning, you get cold, calm planning and relentless execution.

Others had money. You have faith.

What will you do with it?

Yours,

Diego

PS

If this story resonated with you, hit reply and tell me: What’s one worry disguised as a money problem in your life? I read every response and would love to hear from you.