• jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Same here. When you’re struggling financially, it can feel easier to stick your head in the sand and not deal with your problems. Unfortunately that solves nothing.

    At some point in my career, I spent a few years in banking. Banks treat money with a very cold and emotionless attitude. The goal is to extract the maximum value out of every dollar and you’re either getting the most value or you’re not. That experience shaped a lot of my views on money. I started budgeting and tracking all my expenses. It took a few years but today we’re in very good financial condition.

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      1 year ago

      Banks don’t try to get the most value out of money. They try to get the most money out of money. Money doesn’t really have value until you trade it for something else.