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Don't forget to live a little!

February 29th, 2008 at 06:38 pm

Here's my little rant for the day.

Don't live solely for tomorrow! It may never come!

Maybe my background colors my view on this but having watched my mother die at the age of 36 and having had my father go through 2 back surgeries before the age of 40, I have to say, not everyone is going to make it to retirement healthy and hale.

I am all for preparing to live forever, just remember to enjoy life a little along the way. Too many posts lately have suggested having absolutely no fun and I don't understand the scrouge complex.

I get that a lot of people want everything now, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to have anything now. Balance people, balance. If spending too much is a problem, then so is refusing to do anything because it might cost money.

Frugal is being aware of how you spend your money but you become cheap when your "frugality" begins to make people miserable (including yourself).

*steps off soapbox*

I apologize, I have just encountered too many posts lately that seemed hyper critical of enjoying life's journey a little. Lord knows I am just as guilty as the next person when it comes to judging what I deem to be overindulgence (I am working on overcoming this hypocritical stance) but I can't see judging someone for wanting a little pleasure in the day to day living. So long as they are moving in the right direction, they should be able to enjoy themselves.

1 Responses to “Don't forget to live a little!”

  1. Aleta Says:
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    I agree with you about balance in life. One of the great lessons that I learned from a book that I read by Elizabeth Warren ALL YOUR WORTH. One thing that i learned by doing her balance of 50/30/20 is that sometimes you aren't getting your 30% which is your wants. I, too agree that you have to have some fun now even if it's just a movie rental, movie's out, a special dinner. We live in a certain manner so that that we can take care of today and yet put away for tomorrow.

    I watched my step-father die before his time and all he did was save save save and rarely went on a vacation and worked most holidays. I, personally, don't want to live like that. There may come a time when you have to banton down the hatches, but that's different.

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