The Price of Enough

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LEO: You will not believe this. I just had the best meeting of my life.

ANNA: That sounds serious. Sit down. What happened?

LEO: A friend of mine is starting an online business. He wants me to invest with him. If it works, I could double my money in one year.

MAYA: (frowns) Double your money? That sounds risky.

LEO: Everything is risky, Maya. If you don’t take chances, you stay poor forever.

ANNA: How much money are we talking about?

LEO: Almost all my savings.

MAYA: All of it? Leo, what if it fails?

LEO: It won’t fail. I’m tired of worrying about rent and bills every month. I want freedom.

ANNA: Freedom is important, but so is security.

LEO: Security is an illusion. Look at us—we work hard and still struggle.

MAYA: Maybe, but I sleep well at night. I pay my bills on time. That matters to me.

LEO: You’re too careful. Money should work for you, not just sit in a bank.

ANNA: And stress shouldn’t control your life either.

(LEO pauses, then sighs.)

LEO: I grew up watching my parents fight about money. I promised myself I would never live like that.

MAYA: Me too. That’s why I save.

ANNA: And that’s why I plan. I don’t want to be rich. I want enough.

LEO: Enough sounds boring.

ANNA: No, enough means choice. I can help my family. I can rest. I can say no.

(Silence for a moment.)

MAYA: Leo, what happens if you lose everything?

LEO: Then I start again.

ANNA: But starting again costs time. And time is also money.

LEO: (softly) So what would you do?

MAYA: I’d invest a small amount. Not everything.

ANNA: I’d ask more questions. And maybe wait.

LEO: (nods slowly) Maybe I don’t need to be rich tomorrow.

MAYA: Exactly.

ANNA: Sometimes the smartest decision is not about more money—but about enough money.

(LEO smiles slightly.)

LEO: Maybe you’re right. I’ll think about it.

— THE END —