I know, I know...I just started this blog TODAY and I already have a second post?? Well, this is something that I am always thinking about...and by "something", I mean money and finances. I mean, it's a pretty big burden to shoulder...
Anywho, I was on my way to my car after work today, and I was thinking about all of the wonderful new things I could buy when I am finally out of debt. A new car! A new couch! Lots of new toys! Because, I would have the money to pay for them. So that's the goal, right? Pay off my debt so I can buy a crap load of STUFF?
Wrong.
I want (need) to stop measuring my "wealth" in STUFF. Stuff is not wealth...it's clutter. And it's clutter that I will probably hate or will go out of style in the next five years.
Now, don't get a girl wrong, I am all for a splurge! I just mean I want to stop the "What can I buy next?!?!" mentality, and start saying "Do I really need this? And if I don't, do I REALLLLLLLLLY want it?" Because, after we're debt free, that's all we should be spending our HARD EARNED money on - stuff we either need or really, really want. Because the goal here, people, is to SAVE our money so we can actually be called WEALTHY...and our poor kids won't learn the bad habits that we have become accustomed too and maybe they won't need to take out a butt-load of student loans to pay for school and we can give them a fighting chance at life.
Sigh. So that's my soapbox for the night. If I think of more, I'll be back!
Until tomorrow!
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I love stuff too! But, sadly I have to sell most of it. Hubby and I are on the road to recovery as well. As I sat here reading this blog, I realized how right your are! It's just stuff, and we should NOT measure ourselves or our worth by it. Check out my blog. I just started it last week. I will definietly be checking yours regularly. It's nice to know I'm not the only wierd one out there! :-)
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