“I used to think paying bills was a real pain, but now I see it as my ‘bill-ity’ to keep the lights on!”
Pun generated using ChatGPT with the prompt: “make a pun about paying bills.”
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the bills you have to pay, especially when you live beyond your means. But if you know how to remove the little foxes that take up much of your wages and free yourself from the bondage of debt, you may have spared yourself from carrying unnecessary burdens.
While we want to elevate our lifestyle, especially when we come from poverty to middle class, thinking about our future could help us be grounded and realistic about our current financial situations. The farther we look forward, the more we tend to make smarter financial choices rather than give in to the pleasure of spending now.
I also learned from an employee perspective that tightening your belt isn’t the only way to keep yourself afloat. Additional income streams could also help you meet your financial goals, especially when your day job arrangement allows you to accommodate side jobs at night.
Indeed, it’s difficult to manage something you don’t track. So if you haven’t used any expense tracker yet, you may consider using this minimalist expense tracker (which is only available on iOS and Mac).
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