Money Creates Invisible Wealth

“Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.” – Proverbs 19:4 Recently, I shared a parable about the wise manager. Once again, I marveled at how the CFO used the owner’s finances to make friends and gain favor with his boss and those indebted to the estate. In this parable, Jesus illustrates that we can use money to build friendships. This concept can teach us valuable lessons from the world, particularly the rule of reciprocity.  For example, when you dine at a restaurant, and the server presents your bill, you often find a small mint included. This mint typically costs around three cents. However, an extraordinary phenomenon occurs when you receive this mint with a smiley face that says, “Thank you for coming.” This simple gesture, statistically, often leads to an automatic increase in the tip. In another instance, imagine someone at a