Announcement: I Let Go.
No, seriously. The me who worried about spending $4 on soup? I don’t even know that girl anymore. She’s been replaced by a freer, happier, positively let’s-enjoy-summer girl who’s forgotten about the down-payment fund or the saving-money goals or the budgeting lifestyle.
I keep specific categories of what to spend where. Usually, as in, for the better part of a year, I have tried to stay within those limits. Lately, though, a little voice interrupts me: Eh, move the money around. It’ll be fine. And then: Sure, eat out again! And then: Worry about the budget later.
I’ve been so relaxed about this whole thing, in fact, that Mint.com has started to worry for me, sending me updates of “You went $40 over your shopping limit!” and “You usually only spend $80 on dining out!”
Look, Mint, I want to say, that’s not what I want right now. It’s all under control, don’t worry about me. I’m a PF blogger! I have a big chunk of money in the bank. I’m only 25 (soon 26)!
And, as long as I’m being honest, can I just say this: the rapidly decreasing stock prices are no uplifting thought. Every time I look at my growing investment envelope, I think, what’s the point? I’ll just lose money the moment I deposit it.
So for now? I’m letting go. And all that really means is that I’m enjoying life, while still, in the back of my mind as well as in a growing budget envelope, saving for the future. I’m trying to find balance. I’m pursuing dreams. I’m, I think, growing.
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3 Responses to “Announcement: I Let Go.”
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Yes, yes, yes! You don’t know how much this post resonated for and reassured me.
You’re obviously in a great place, financially, and have formed the crucial habits and mindset for even greater future success. But it’s so good to hear a PF blogger wax sweetly on the here-and-now.
Thanks, MFA!
Awesome post, GG. What good is money or wealth if our lives are a constant miserly state of penny-pinching? I don’t even bother keeping a budget.
I know when I’m being too naughty. And when I want to play, I play!