I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind. A line that has been stated by almost every hip hop artist in the last decade but yet also holds true for most of us. Also a line that has definitely held true for me on my current trip.
I wrote enough posts to cover me until I came back but my love for writing has me searching for an internet connection to keep you guys updated. All this thinking about money gave me the perfect idea for a weekend post.
I have pretty much always been accountable for my spending over the years, however, since I started blogging about personal finance it really made me “practice what I preach” (I know it’s a lame expression). Before I started Studenomics, I always tried to save an undetermined amount of money while sort of watching my spending. Now after running Studenomics for over 7 months I find myself practicing all sorts of financial theories while always trying to increase my saving and decrease my spending.
I do not see it as a negative that I ponder about my financial situation so much but I do see it as a problem when I concern myself with random financial situations that are beyond my control. For example, the following are financial situations I find myself thinking about randomly:
- When I see someone else spending money frivolously I wonder how hard they worked to make this purchase.
- When I see people in their 60s working hard I wonder what they could have done differently to be retired at this age.
- When someone brags to me about what they have, I try to tell them about frugality and delayed gratification.
I could go on but you guys get the point.
Here’s what I want to know from the readers: whether you run a personal finance blog or you read personal finance blogs, do you think about money way too much?
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yup, i sure do! usually i find that it’s a good thing (keeping my brain in action and staying on top of what’s going on around me) but there are certainly times i wish i could shut it off
i’m sure my wife would say the same thing! haha…
interesting post my brotha.
Good question. For me the answer is … sometimes. “Sometimes”, though, is not often enough because I’m still prone to misstep. Keeping my mind on finances and reading blogs from those further down the path than myself help me stay on track.
I blog about personal finance and read about it too and I am definitely thinking about money all the time.
One of my good friends, I spend a lot of time with him and he has taught me a lot about money, opportunity cost and how to value my time in dollar value.
And I am glad I met him because it has given me lots of clarity.