Stop simply spending your salary
This post isn't about how to save your money - trust me, I would have jumped on the opportunity to lengthen the alliteration in the title if it were.
Too many people simply spend their salary for their whole lives. They'll say, "I'll earn a wage, set a budget, maybe set aside some savings, and that will tell me how much I'll spend."
One day, they get a pay-rise. "Booyahhh!" they shout. "Now I can finally spend more!"
Now, as financially responsible as that is, people rarely stop to think like this instead: "I have my own values, desires and needs. I decide what I want to buy, and how much I want to spend. I will aim to create my salary to afford it."
Of course, we must also be fiscally responsible in the now, but as we look forward, we should ultimately aim to serve our desire to fulfil our values and desires in the best possible way.
Get out of the I can't afford it! trap, and start asking yourself: how can I make myself afford it?
