find myself constantly I look back at some of the
pondering new ideas and things I bought. Items that I am
thinking about my own likely to never use again and
personal finances. Last night I wonder if perhaps my idea of
remember lying in bed, eyes wide happiness was sold to me in a box
open, thinking about the common rapped up with false hopes. Most
perception and encouragement that people would consider me a net
most of us feel to spend money saver or perhaps even a
that we do not even have. Then tight-wad. This particular rant
you and I are supposed to just is about one little purchase I
turn around and feel completely made in the past month, but yet I
good about it and fall further wish I had not spent the money
and further into the debt trap and invested it instead. Now,
that spirals out of control. We this early holiday present will
fill our pockets and houses with likely serve its purpose in
junk we don’t even need only to filling up the space around me
find ourselves with a migraine with unwanted clutter.
when the bill comes. In my household the majority
Here in the United States the believe in the philosophy that
average person does not save what good is money if you don’t
enough anymore. I believe the spend it. I see their point, but
figure now shows that our it is the uncertainty in life
national savings rate has fallen that scares me. Maybe I need to
into negative territory. We have feel financially secure, maybe
become used to a specific I’d like to provide for my
lifestyle that is unsustainable. parents and children, maybe I
Why would we ever think that the want to become a millionaire, and
economy and all things good would maybe it is just a little bit of
last forever, because you and I everything. Are these dreams of
both know they never do.
mine such a sin? Of course my
philosophy in response would be true that having lots of money
that a penny saved is a penny can tear people apart as well.
earned. People are lazy by This is only if you let it change
nature. Why else would we have who you are inside. I did not
invented so many tools that grow up rich, but I do respect
assist us in everything we do in and make most out of every dollar
life? Yes. I think this is I come across.
another piece to the puzzle. I am
Love or lack of money can be a
inherently lazy and would rather very powerful force in shaping
have money work for me how we life our lives. If
instead.
understanding this phenomenon is
Furthermore, I have been in the first of many healthy and
debt before. This was debt used conscious decisions then you and
to pay off a margin call in the I are on the right track.
early days of my once small
portfolio in which I had
never want to find myself in align="center">
again.
I guess it depends on what you value in life. How many times do type="text/javascript">
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