Tavron t1_j5jii25 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:29 PM Reply to comment by CoolInvestigator in LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. by humvee911 While I think what OP posted is sound advice, it can also go too far. You never know how life will pan out and saving all of your money at expense of living your life is bad too. Permalink Parent 79
Tavron t1_j5jii25 wrote
Reply to comment by CoolInvestigator in LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. by humvee911
While I think what OP posted is sound advice, it can also go too far.
You never know how life will pan out and saving all of your money at expense of living your life is bad too.