Why Be Tired And Worry About How Much Money You Spend? It’s Annoying.
There is a smarter way to do this.
We all have a limit.
A small vault where we put money away for contingencies and events that happen against our will.
When this repository becomes full, we stop putting money in it, whatever the situation. All it takes is the right amount of unwanted events, and that’s it, we are in the mood to fill this little box again.
How tired do we need to be for this race?
How many slip-ups can our partner commit financially, before the agreement for a less money-worrying relationship?
We can’t stand the fact of moving forward without results.
And instead of facing this burden, we desperately cling to this justification: it didn’t work out because I chose to let it go. This is a lie.
If we do badly on a test and we don’t study, that’s fine. All we had to do was study. But what if we had studied, and the final result was still bad?
It is a very elaborate mechanism of self-sabotage, which operates on very subtle levels, in plans of all kinds.
After giving up comes the hangover period.
For a good few weeks, we carry on aimlessly. Finally, a flare of willingness springs up again. We sit down and put together a new strategy, a new plan, and so the cycle goes on.
Since unforeseen events and adversities will continue to occur, if we really want to take advantage of the planning, it is better to be content with it.
There is no point in spending hours and hours trying to predict how situations will unfold. Sooner or later we will get it wrong.
Besides, it is no big deal to start financial planning on Thursday and not resist the mall the following Friday.
The problem is that this slip-up is so painful but so painful, that it makes the will to move forward disappear.
We need resilience and patience.
We need to understand two points.
The first comes when it is time to build the plan. It must have margins, room for vacillation, and achievable and realistic goals. Otherwise, every little mistake will bring with it a great feeling of frustration.
The second is directly related to the number of unforeseen events that we can handle without feeling an uncontrollable urge to throw everything away.
More resilient, with this larger bucket, we remain stable. The afternoon shopping spree will occur, on a day of emotional exhaustion, but it won’t take us out of plumb for good. We relax, breathe, and move on.
Contrary to appearances, it is not the one who hits the hardest that goes the furthest. It’s who can take it without falling.
It’s the same with money.
What you spent is over. Worrying about how much you are going to spend is useless too.
The solution is to buy less. Buy the things that matter and leave behind the supermarket invoices and receipts.
Be happy with your work. Forget spreadsheets and budgets. Be happy now. Worrying about tomorrow and getting tired of counting how much you spent will take that happiness away.
What’s past is past.
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