Materialistic...?

If they dont have it, they want it (or find someone to do it for them); if they got it they're forever flaunting it in your face— Seriously??

I have several Taurus male friends, and it seems the majority of them are all about discussing financial affairs...what they just bought, what they make, what they lost....ugh...

One male Taurus buddy of mine just wants to talk about his business and the amount of dough he's going (owns his own biz.) to bank in the next few months...I'm always like, if I dont get a cut and if youre not hiring, why do I care again—

Last BF is broke as all get out, sorta, but all about buying crap. Cant pay for dinner for your girl once in a while, but sure as hell can buy expensive crap. !! I thought he was really down and making headway on this credit stuff- but instead is blowing it off. Sent his daughter to college, they have yet to pay any loans for it and that was several years ago...um. He was a Taurus Moon.

I see it 2 kinds of ways

On 1 hand, Taurus finds half of their worth in how financially secure they are. To some, this about them makes them appear to be materialistic & shallow bastXrds

But to others, they completely understand this about them & don't see anything wrong with liking/wanting nice things.

The Taurus' I know all seem to like nice & lavish things. Those who grew up with nothing tend to show off a little bit more once they actually do find financial stability/security. And others may not flaunt it all the time, BUT make no mistake about it, they DO make sure that everyone in their circle knows that they "have it like that."

It all just depends on perspective. Being obsessed with money is not a good thing, BUT making financial security/stability a priority isn't seen as a bad thing to me.

Just like the girl/guy with the nice body...if they have it, why should they wear sweat pants all day & cover it up just b/c others "can't handle it?" If someone has a nice body, chances are, we only know it b/c they flaunt it. And to some, this is seen as conceitedness, while to others it's considered a token of confidence.

Same goes with money... the people who have it, flaunt it. The people who desperately want it, talk about it alot.

I try not to brag.. I tend to not let on to how I'm doing to people.. I own my own construction company but when asked what I do for a living I almost always answer simply 'construction'. This is especially true if its a woman I'm digging on.. I get afraid I'll be liked for what I have vs who I am, So I tend to keep it to myself.. To the point the last woman I was really into was dating me almost 1.5/2 months before she knew, and that's because she saw bank mail for the business and asked me straight up if it was my company.. I don't think I would have said anything about it for a while still if I hadn't been put on the spot like that..

That said, I work my ass off a lot and take a lot of pride in my hard work and where its got me.. So sometimes, mostly to close friends, yeah, I have a hard time not puffing up the old chest and saying 'check out these fingers worn to the bone, and check out this bad ass nest I've made because of it'... *Stands on mountain beating chest* lol

As for hearing it from friends... Maybe its just me.. But I like knowing my friends are doing well for themselves..
I'm proud of my friends getting what they want... Damn man, nice new TV, looks spendy must have taken a lot of work to get that...
And sure, maybe I wouldn't have spent that much on a new TV for myself, But pretty much all my friends work just as hard as me for their money. And who am I to look down on what makes them happy financially just because its different then the financial choices I would make...

Thats right, work your ass off to make a good living.. And I'll tell you how you should spend it.. to make you happy...

😉 lol

LOL I like that.

Part of it is being realistic. Money is necessary to provide *nicer* things. I've said it once, I'll say it again, we are the dwarves of the zodiac. Close to ground, always busting it on out to accrue. And we are patient enough to hone something and watch it grow. It's a true fallacy that every Bull passes diamonds and exudes gold dust upon walking.
I myself ( aside from a deep and abiding lust for new sound system..don't screw with my music..and computer, natch ) like things as old and inconvenient as possible. I don't want 'new and shiny'. I don't want a new clock, I want an old chiming wind up. And I'll be having that from some barn sale in the middle of nowhere thanks. It gives me a buzz in my underoos to crow over something I've found for as little as I can get it for. I like quality over quantity. And for me it spins back to the era when things were built not only to last, but to almost give the finger to time itself. Dream house? Some old farmhouse to bang around in, cabin, or a brick house that's been there for 100+ years. Something with character and loads of laughter and little feet running over every plank in that floor. Struts below less than a foot apart, the bones of that place strong. Gleaming, mellow wood that begs for a hand to touch it. Curved lines on older vehicles, lighting my old stove with a match because pilots weren't even invented yet. ( Yeh, my stove is that old ). Anyways, enough of my mental laving. The point is we are damned proud of what we've put into something. Each brick laid with sweat and muscle. The strength and shoulder behind it. The hands that take a beating every day for it. The chinking between our mental acumen. And what results is an edifice. Surely you stand back from that and say "Look what I did", because you've built something that lasts. And you reach out a hand and touch it, and it's new all over again. Give a bit of ye olde suspender snap and think "Yes, that's all me Baby, breathe it in." And there is a very deep respect for someone who has done all this. Not have it handed to them on a golden spoon, but to have worked for it, and damned hard.
On the flip side of this, I have a very little ( erm, closer to zero ) tolerance level for those who feel it necessary to wave it over their head on a constant basis. That's all they are, their money. Pieces of paper with not much substance. I find it tacky to say the least. It's nice, but there are far more important things.

do taurus generally focus on money a lot as important? i'll have to keep that in mind

It greases the skids, but it's not the end all/be all to existence. Money cannot replace simple joys nor pleasures. Nor does it have anything to do with them. Money does not buy the shine from one set of eyes to another, it does not sound like bird song in the morning, and it can never compare to the sweetness you feel hearing the gurgling laugh of a child. It does not make love to you in the middle of the night, it does not offer what you need at soul level.
It's a necessity. And one that not one Bull I know of doesn't work till they sweat for, including myself. I'm a waitress, whyyyyy? you may ask. Because I honestly love the job. The interaction with others, feeding people and caring for them in a tangible way. Regulars come in and you actually care about their lives, and they about yours. The physicality, the hands on. Another thing I like. I don't recall one job since age 15 I've had that does not involve me jumping in with both feet and making a right mess. Whether it was starting with washing dishes or laying waste to a kitchen, or hauling trays. I don't have much, but what I DO have I picked out with love and a careful eye. In here though *tapping heart* I'm rich beyond measure.

And the Boys Club thing you were speaking about Moon? It's simply male pride in what they've done, how far they've come. Like a rooster crowing on a fence post. No one forces you to listen to it. Shoot woman. LOL Haven't you been at large gatherings where the menfolk all have a male grunt fest and the women are laughing and chattering in the kitchen? I'll be having coffee thanks, and letting my eyes twinkle into another ladies while we swap secret cobbler recipes.