This past weekend I developed some sort of cold. It is not fun and after some trial with one over the counter medicine, I switched to a different one. The different one has helped a lot more than the first. The pressure has been taken away from my sinuses and I feel like I can do better at work. I have a medicine that I can use at night but I do not like to take it when I have to go to work the next morning as I still feel a little loopy. I will save that for the weekend!!
This lead me to think about being sick. People can usually tell if you have a cold or are not feeling well. You find medicine that helps ease the symptoms so you can go about your day and do what you need to do. But how can you tell if someone has a money sickness? I do not think you can. There are times that you can tell that someone is having financial difficulties - they may sell some of their items to make extra money, take on a part time job on top of their full time job, cut some corners with different stuff and that list could go on and on. But if someone seems all together, how do you tell they are financially sick?
As I have been doing lots of thinking about my finances and where I would like to go, I have noticed I have slacked off a bit with working on my budget. I have been exploring things like meal planning, coupons, sale racks, wearing stuff out before buying another item to replace it and even just going without because it does not make sense financially to do it. I just have not been putting in the extra effort to follow through with some of these things. That has been a downfall for me, I think. Wishing will not make it happen here for me, I must do. I must follow through. I must admit things to myself. I must stand in the truth of the situation and not be wearing my blinders. I must get my finances better. I must start following through. It has to get better because I do not want it to get worse. I have noticed a lot more thinking about things before I do them. Am I over thinking it? Possibly but at least I am starting to think about how buying something on a whim or because I "think" I need it will effect my money.
I have also went and bought a little notebook to start writing some financial goals down. I think if I see these goals, I might do better at striving to meet them the best way I can. I also think that sitting down with Husband a few times a week to discuss where we are and where both of us want to go might help too. He is part of the equation here so I should include him with this. That may be hard to do but I would rather be on the same page than have an argument over something that is not worth it. I do find that he has some good ideas and can help me to see things in a different light.
Now, I wil have to follow through to start making my money feel better. Oh it is gonna be hard but well worth it!!
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