tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261162596630192850.post2176484559663526538..comments2023-06-30T09:48:39.223+02:00Comments on The Blue Spire: I'm not a good adultPerovskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288179080765960283noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261162596630192850.post-71893101595015534622009-07-10T18:34:44.762+02:002009-07-10T18:34:44.762+02:00I'm not really in shape to answer at length, b...I'm not really in shape to answer at length, but do feel free to approach me about this topic another time. I do get it, completely. I think we had some similarities in our upbringing.<br /><br />*hugs*CaitieCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044935117452832240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261162596630192850.post-55580937563113416532009-07-09T19:09:32.665+02:002009-07-09T19:09:32.665+02:00Heh... God may want us to live with what we have/d...Heh... God may want us to live with what we have/don't have, but I shouldn't have to go without money for a week. That was poor planning on my part. I could use the excuse that I've been highly stressed the past week and my "mind wasn't there".. but.. how long is that valid?<br /><br />It's no hidden fact that money makes the world go round. Sure, I can entertain my friend this weekend with my *lovely* company *grin*, but we must eat at some point. I must be able to buy food for the next week, or make what little I have, last. <br /><br />Money has always been a stress growing up. Always. It's learned behaviour. I just have to try to find a way to shift my viewpoint.Perovskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288179080765960283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261162596630192850.post-79843893214922878132009-07-09T18:57:41.122+02:002009-07-09T18:57:41.122+02:00This doesn't make you a 'bad' adult. A...This doesn't make you a 'bad' adult. Almost everyone I know lives paycheck to paycheck. If they don't have the cash that day/week, they charge or borrow it. They live as if their current lives will just get better as time goes on, so eventually the money will be there.<br /><br />Those who thought they were saving for retirement are now with nothing. They not only didn't get to benefit with 'interest earned' but lost the money that once was theirs to spend.<br /><br />Maybe God wants us to just live and enjoy what we have/don't have. I can't seem to convince my children that I get so much more happiness from letters, pictures, or time spent with them, than I could ever get from a gift, or dinner out. Most of my best memories have to do with what we did together, that didn't involve spending any money.<br /><br />I was introduced to a man, who made decent money from his pension or whatever. Yet, this man chose to be homeless, and spend his money on his friends. He was totally happy. No stress of paying rent/mortgage, utilities etc.<br /><br />Are we better than he? Are we happier than he is? Probably not. Live each day as if it is your last, and those things that are important to you, (a roof over MY head)is the first thing I spend my money on. After that, if the money is gone, I can find things to do that bring me joy without spending a dime.cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830076839309866247noreply@blogger.com