Intentional actions that influence wealth

Which intentional actions influence wealth? A Student once asked the Buddha:

“Master Gotama, what is the cause and condition why some human beings are wealthy, while others are quite poor?”

The blessed Buddha then explained:

“Here, student, some man or woman does never give any food, drink, clothes, transportation, flowers, incense, medicine, beds, housing nor lamps to any recluses or priests!

“Because of intending and performing such action, at the breakup of the body, right after death, such one is reborn in a bad state of deprived difficulty, in a wretched destination, in the painful purgatory, or even in the hells…

“But if such one at the breakup of the body, right after death, is not reborn in a state of deprivation, a painful destination, the purgatory, or in the hells, but instead comes back to the human state, then wherever such one is reborn, such one is poor, unfortunate, poverty-stricken, and needy!

“This is the way, student, that leads to poverty, namely, not giving any food, drink, clothes, transportation, flowers, incense, medicine, beds, housing nor lamps to neither any recluses nor any priests!

“But here, student, some man or woman does indeed give food, drink, clothes, transportation, flowers, incense, medicine, beds, housing and lamps to several recluses and priests! Because of intending and performing such beneficial action, at breakup of the body, after death, such one reappears in a pleasurable and happy destination, even in one of the many divine dimensions!

“But if at the breakup of the body, right after death, such one is not reborn in a happy destination, in the heavenly worlds, but instead comes back to a human state, and then wherever such one reappears, such one is quite wealthy and rich! This is the way, student, which leads to being rich and wealthy, namely, giving of food, drink, clothing, transportation, flowers, incense, medicine, beds, housing and lamps to recluses and priests!”

Such one escapes hell, because the evil kamma is modified by past good action!

Such one misses heaven, because the good kamma is modified by past evil action!