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I "eavesdropped" on a mother and her two children the other day while on a
subway car. The children had a request and the item they wanted was Life is too short to be worried about $1.25. I do not know this mother’s personal situation but I have talked to enough people who worry about money to know that the vast majority of the time the problem is stemming from a lack of financial planning. A lot of energy is expended on worrying about money. I propose that same amount of energy be put toward budgeting and planning activities. The worrying you may do over money is only going to cause you negative stress and distract you from adding quality to your life. Many more positive things will happen when you have planned for all your expenses. Most people find out that they have plenty of money to make ends meet. It is just a matter of identifying what you are going to need on a regular basis and in the future. When you can plan for these expenses you put yourself in a much better position to be ready for them and look for opportunities to reduce or eliminate them. For more information visit BowmansMoneyCollege. You are invited to join me at LinkedIn! |
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to cost $1.25. The mother acted exasperated by the request and went on to
lecture the children about how she didn’t have $1.25, how nice it would be
to have an extra $1.25, and she didn’t foresee coming across $1.25 in the
near future. What caught my attention was how worried she sounded when
talking about money. Money was obviously a big issue in this family and
was causing a lot of stress.