One of the biggest challenges for me over the years was learning how to save money.
It seemed that no matter how hard I tried, something would happen so I would have to spend my savings or I would not be able to pass a major sale on things that I love.
When I finally got a pretty good career after college, I thought I would finally be able to build my savings. Then I decided to leap at the opportunity to buy a house. This was a huge purchase and I ended up wiping out my savings again by covering the down payment. Then a few years later, I thought I was doing alright but then I bought a new car and then my savings were down again. I ended up meeting a nice girl who moved in with me and things went well between us. Then she convinced me that we should upgrade the HVAC system. I didn’t think we needed to do that yet because the HVAC was only 9 years old. She said the newer models were far more energy efficient and I would end up saving more money by investing in something newer. I figured she was right and we could just sell the old HVAC and that’s what we did. I swear, with the rate I keep buying things, I will never be able to save big money, but I have made some pretty solid investments. Over this time, my house has risen in value and I have a new HVAC system with a reliable form of transportation. I will build my savings eventually, but I feel like I’m doing alright in life.
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