Financial Cookie Jar

Save save save. The economy is clearly telling us right now that we as a society have not learned the importance of saving. It’s too bad that we’ve had to learn the lesson the hard way but that seems to be a common theme with people, myself included. In my life I have learned that often the act of commission is easier than the act of omission. It’s easier to text a guy and let him know that I’m interested rather than wait around to see if he is just like it’s easier to spend a dollar rather than put it aside for later when something comes up and I’m going to need money. Because of this, the act of omission has been a hard one for me to accept. The good news is, though, there are many ways I can act that involve not spending my money, but placing it into something that will grow and expand it. I am still looking for the best answer and debating if it means the stock market, cds, real estate, or whatever other investing opportunities there are out there. All I’m learning is that it’s better to have my money in the form of an investment rather than a candy bar. For the candy bar lasts 5 minutes, while the investment can last a lifetime. And, let’s say in two days I need that money to help pay some unexpected bill off, I’m so glad that my money is not in the form of digested chocolate but as an investment that I can sell to receive my real money from.