Happy New Year! A certain pal and I enjoy saying this to one another all throughout the year, whether in January, May, or September. The point of this silliness is to remind ourselves that every single day is a good day to make goals and resolutions. We don’t need to wait until January 1st each year to hit the reset button and start new habits or rid ourselves of old ones which don’t serve us.
With the year 2020 upon us, I can’t help but make a parallel to our vision. 20/20 is normal or ideal vision – we all know this although few of us actually have it (anymore, at least). Let’s look at this particular new year through a new lens…2020 can be the year to really focus on ideals in our lives and to turn those ideals into reality.
One such ideal is our finances. Ideally, we save and build wealth. But for most of us, really, we overspend and under save. So much for ideals.
Enter 2020. Let’s do things differently. Really.
Let’s shake off the ineffective ideals – like budgeting – and commit to actions that realistically work for us.
What hasn’t worked before: Spending, THEN saving.
What really DOES work: Saving, THEN spending.
Think about it. We do the best thing first elsewhere in our lives, like eating dinner before dessert (anyone planning to lose weight in the new year?). Or getting chores or work done before playing (anyone looking for a promotion in the new year?). To be most effective and satisfied, we do the big thing first and then reward ourselves. So go our finances! If you first pay yourself well, you are then free to spend the rest however you want.
Let’s turn our ideals into reality. Start 2020 off with a REAL way to finally get ahead.
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Happy New Year…today and every day!