Rules that work for any goal & money saving
July 24, 2009 by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Doing it Yourself, faith
Life isn’t all that complicated – ok it is, but there are some basic rules that can be applied to most of life’s situations. For example…
- College grades
- Weight loss
- Buying a home
- Exercising more
- Eating better
- AND yes, of course saving money and more
For example:
Get support – no matter what you’re doing, having a baby, learning to in-line skate, creating a workable family budget to save up for a car, you can’t (or shouldn’t) do it alone. If your family is not on board with saving it’ll be harder. Just like if you’re trying to eat better and people keep bring ice cream into the house.
Make a list: Clearing your head works wonders for just about any goal. Once you write it down it’s there, it’s real, it’s not keeping you up at night. Making a list is also the perfect way to clarify your goals – i.e. steps to buying a home include… or my study plan for algebra should consist of…
Don’t cheat or take short cuts: You can’t cheat in school and learn anything of value. You can’t reply to some make a million $ scam and expect to get rich quick. You can’t grow a great garden in a week with some crazy ‘miracle’ garden product. Real money saving, real goals, take time and effort.
Be positive: I had an ex who thought life would be perfect ONE DAY if he had enough money in the bank. He was wasting his current life though, while waiting for that some day. The more positive you are the better your goals will go. So what if you only lost 2 lbs this month – it’s SO much better than not trying at all right? Did you ruin your budget by buying shoes? Well, fix it. Don’t splurge again – but coming down on yourself and focusing on the negatives makes you one, less likely to succeed, and two an annoying person to be around. Know that goals take effort, but that you’re doing fine!
What other simple life rules do you follow?
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