Mindfully Spent is about managing finances, time, and more in pursuit of meaning. It chronicles my journey to use money and moments for things I truly love.
Save money. Pay off debt. Simplify. Do the unimaginable big things that you want with your life. Look back on your dollars and days and find they were Mindfully Spent.
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Who are we if we show up at the workplace thinking only about our own paycheck? Life is precarious. Show up like it matters.
Money is much too important of a topic to be taught passively. It may not be able to buy us love, but it definitely impacts almost every other aspect of our lives. Allowance is one tool we have as parents for teaching our kids about finances and family values.
Each of us comes packaged with highly variable values and priorities. Just like there is no single standard of beauty, there are a multitude of ways to define what it means to live a good life. It's why we all want different things in romantic partners, household budgets, and political candidates. Building a meaningful life (much like setting big financial goals) requires a deeply moving "Why?" Also... a bit about the evils of external validation.
Setting up a successful budget has demanded time and again that we exercise an exceptional level of honesty and an unflinching ability to look truth in the eye. This post describes four ways that honesty was essential to aggressively paying down debt and finding a budget that works.
Extreme self-reliance is anything but strength. Revealing our true selves (not just the impressive self-reliant parts), increases the depths of our relationships and can make us a more effective workplace leader.
Money can't fill a hole. Neither can distractions. Building a fulfilling life requires us to tackle the hard stuff and seek out more than the quick thrill of shallow experiences. (Also, some crazy interesting stuff on Signalling Theory and how it impacts our shopping habits!)
No matter who we go to for money advice or share our decisions with, they can have great power and influence over our financial future.
Thoughtful presents from friends and family can bring deep warmth on cold winter nights. But the best gifts, the kind that remind us we're truly seen and deeply loved, are not easily picked up in the mall on Christmas Eve.
Quality time with friends, family, and loves is important. Invest in your relationships without spending a dime with these totally free date ideas. Whether you are ridiculous or serious, an author or an outdoorsman, this list has something for you!
