I’ve never been one for saving for a rainy day. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the thinking behind it. It’s more that I look at money as something to enjoy in real time. I’ve never made a lot of it, and still have this wildly optimistic feeling that some windfall is gonna come our way and allow us to live a little easier…
Short of that, the current monthly income gets us through to the next 4th Wednesday but without a lot to spare. And to be honest, I’ve lately been of the mind that the way things are going in the world, it’s time to start enjoying the fruits of our years of labor without worrying about how much is left at the end of the month, or how every single penny is spent. I really can’t be bothered by that level of discipline and tight-waddery (probably not a word).
We won’t be draining bank accounts anytime soon, at least on purpose, but I am even less bound by concerns about prudent fiscal decision making than I used to be. That ship sailed a long time ago, and I never got close to coming aboard.
If Armageddon comes, then we’ll lean on each other and feel blessed to have family around with whom to face the challenges. If the end of civilization isn’t nigh, then we’ll try to enjoy whatever good years we have left and not lose sleep over an occasional brush with frivolity.
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