“Do I Have Enough” Is A Horrible Mask

Whether it’s saving for retirement or taking an inventory of our wardrobe, most of us ask, “Do I have enough?” It’s time we re-think this financial mentality.
  1. Michelle M. says:

    This is a fantastic article! I feel down the rabbit hole reading more related Articles! I love your blog!
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  2. Laura says:

    Great article! I subconsciously and sometimes consciously think this, but I ask myself the two questions “Do I need this? Can I afford this?” all the time! I have just never asked myself the last two questions and for that reason we are still struggling after 2 years of your program. I am at my wits end. I know it us and not you program. I am so tired and frustrated.

  3. Cindy says:

    Believe it or not, my word for the year is “enough”. As in, I am enough, I have enough, and I’ve had enough of the status quo. This was a very timely article to help get me back on track and keep me there. 💕😊💕

  4. Michelle says:

    Well, that brain reaction to scarcity clearly explains the pandemic hoarding and grocery runs. I can see how people think if I just get that one thing…be it clothes, car, house or whatever, I will be and have what I need. The trouble is, the cycle doesn’t stop. They will constantly play what they think is catch up. I am pretty discipline with my money, esp now being divorced midlife. I do find sometimes I get into that mind set and have a deep breath and stop for a minute. Do I really need to get this item, will it actually enhance my life? If yes, then I go for it, if no, I stop.

  5. Fredarika says:

    I so look forward to reading your emails every Friday!!!!❤️💙❤️🎉

  6. Fran says:

    First, let me say what a GREAT JOB YOU HAVE DONE to get yourself to where you are now! I can only imagine in the beginning how hard it was. I send your blog to a lot of my family members. Keep up the great job of encouraging your readers.

  7. I love your third question to ask yourself, “What is the real cost of this?” Sometimes I like to look at big purchases in terms of time. I view the price and then do the math to figure out how many hours I will have to work to make this money. Oftentimes, I find myself deciding that something is not worth that many hours of my day/week/month.

  8. Keeping up with the Joneses is something I see in our neighborhood all the time. People will do things to their house just because someone else did.

  9. TJ Christie says:

    I belong to small a FB Group, partially named “Give/Ask”. The point of this group is to offer things from our hearts, which we no longer need… or to ask for something we need, but do not have or cannot aford to buy new, or may just want to borrow (a rototiller, a chainsw, a tent). No money is exchanged. This network is built purely on trust and generosity. We have assembled a spiderweb of compassionale neighbors who have done such things as saving strofoam shipping coolers from the landfill (they can be used for shipping glassware, or building cat igloos for ferals), rehoming food and seeds that have passed their “best by” date but are still good, clothing in good shape, gift cards given to us that we will never use, etc. We have all decided not to struggle with “enoughness” anymore, and to share from our hearts.

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