There are many marathon analogies I’ve been using here lately. In past blogs I’ve talked about topics that connect to running a marathon (running) and our part in the Savings Race. To run a marathon you need to RUSH, DRIVE, REST, TRAIN, BLOG, and now COMMIT.
When we made the decision to run this race everything was coming so fast. So many changes and reporting and hassle. Not to be a downer but really reporting and changing are tiresome. There are many good things to come from racing and the biggest part is to COMMIT. For example last Friday I really really wanted my favorite Mexican restaurant food for dinner. What I wouldn’t do for some chicken nachos. What I wouldn’t do? Get my favorite Mexican meal. We’ve come so far in this race and going out could be a real setback for this week’s budget. So…we ate hot dogs, tortilla chips with homemade guacamole, and spinach salad. It was a really good dinner, really cheap dinner and I already had all of it in the house so we ate and stayed home and watched a movie. There are a few things that are important if you are going to COMMIT.
C hoose a different way
O pen your mind
M anage your spending
M aintain your budget
I gnore impulses
T reassure progress
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