Re:Personal finance experts don’t get wealthy by following t...
by wincy on Sunday August 29, 2021 @02:09PM
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I did lose 50 pounds in the last year. I know I can manage my health properly, but during that same time didn’t manage my finances well at all.
Maybe thinking about it the same way is key, thanks.
Re:Personal finance experts don’t get wealthy by following t...
by zhdc1 on Monday August 30, 2021 @05:41AM
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> I did lose 50 pounds in the last year. I know I can manage my health properly, but during that same time didn’t manage my finances well at all.
That's ok. Change comes slowly. Last year, and maybe this year, was about fitness. Make next year about your personal finances, and the year after that about something else (self growth, discipline, etc).
On the emotional management / discipline front, I’d suggest also exploiting the similarities between personal finances and healthy living. If money is particularly painful for you, try forming simple habits like going on a 10 minute walk each morning, or eating healthy 1 day a week.
Small actions like that will help you prove to yourself that you can make changes, and you can ride that proof emotionally to make bigger changes incrementally over time.
An example would be 1 day a week of not eating out, which becomes a $10 per week saving habit, then moving to 2 days and $20.