Always love your writing on money, Nic. I find it so helpful. I feel my own spending has gotten a bit out of control again, specifically for my kiddo. I buy most things used but I still notice the ways I tend toward getting sucked into her having the coolest swanky wooden Montessori toys and all that jazz. When really, the reality is that her spending time with me and her dad is obviously the most important thing to her.
So I really appreciated the question you posed of “am I willing to work more hours to replenish this money if I do spend it in this way?”. I think I really need to carry that one with me. I know most of the decisions I make would be the same, but some would not, and that is helpful. It's so obvious... but it's not something I consciously think about in those terms every time I make a purchase. Because the money will just... come from... somewhere... oh yes, right. MY LABOR.
Always love your writing on money, Nic. I find it so helpful. I feel my own spending has gotten a bit out of control again, specifically for my kiddo. I buy most things used but I still notice the ways I tend toward getting sucked into her having the coolest swanky wooden Montessori toys and all that jazz. When really, the reality is that her spending time with me and her dad is obviously the most important thing to her.
So I really appreciated the question you posed of “am I willing to work more hours to replenish this money if I do spend it in this way?”. I think I really need to carry that one with me. I know most of the decisions I make would be the same, but some would not, and that is helpful. It's so obvious... but it's not something I consciously think about in those terms every time I make a purchase. Because the money will just... come from... somewhere... oh yes, right. MY LABOR.