With the financial crisis spreading globally, many are feeling the struggle. If you turn on the news, you will see people who have had their homes foreclosed on and others who were scammed out of their life savings. With my own financial constrictions, there is not too much that I thought I could do to enjoy myself. Boy was I wrong.
Come to find out: Life doesn’t cost money. Material items cost money. I enjoy helping others solve their problems, walking my dogs and even watching a classic Disney movie with my children. Sometimes those who don’t have a lot of money feel like they can’t do anything with out it. I almost see it as an addiction. When people have money, they are happy as can be but as soon as financial troubles come around they obsess over it. Sometimes I feel they obsess over it so much that they actually end up spending more.
I came up with my own solution to my financial scenario. I am acting as if I am a business. If I am not profitable each day then I have to find a way to be. Also, I am calculating the rate that I receive money versus the rate that it is spent and on what items (necessary for life and non-necessary). If I able to remain profitable at a constant rate for six months which is my goal I am going to take the family to one of my favorite ice cream stores in the area. Rewards don’t have to be large, just gratifying.
