The money tree is a perennial plant, which often finds a home in the living rooms of many houses. The plant is small, pretty and not too difficult to care for. However, these alone are not the reasons why so many people are encouraged to keep the plant inside their home and care for it. It is in fact because of the belief that the money plant attracts wealth and prosperity. It is believed that if one has a healthy, thriving money plant in their home, then they will enjoy wealth, success and good luck. Now, although this may be nothing more than a superstition, there is a history behind the practice and a lesson to be learned as well.
The concept of a money plant and the beliefs associated with it have many roots that extend to an era that existed centuries ago. However, there is one story that is often trusted to be the origin of these beliefs. It is said that long ago, there was a farmer who had almost gone bankrupt due to poor harvest seasons. One day, as he was wandering the forests and praying for relief from his poverty and hunger, he came across a money plant for the first time. Finding the plant strange and attractive, he took it home with him, propagated it, and began to sell it. Soon, the farmer found himself wealthy. Hence, the plant became known as the money plant and many people believed that it brought wealth.