I had an epiphany yesterday: to truly save what you need for the future, you need to visualize it clearly and realistically. Now maybe this had something to do with my 40th birthday, or maybe it had something to do with the weather, or perhaps a Forbes article I was reading; either way, all of a sudden had this clear vision of what I want my life to be like in 10 years from now and a rough sketch of how I was going to get there.
I’m a person who likes to crunch numbers, read pie charts, and revise my monthly budget until every dime is accounted for. Does this always work to my advantage? No, not really.
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