The Long View Matters

The Long View Matters

One of the worst things in life is to be short sighted. When you are short sighted this means you can only see what is near and not what is far. When we plan our lives only thinking of today, we end up living for today but when we plan thinking of the future, whatever we do is on purpose and it has a long term tag to it. 

Some of the things that always are hard for people to put into practice is the habit of saving, I have often encouraged people to have a saving lifestyle and some will tell you such a thing isn't possible in the 21st century, people will still tell you, "I earn too little" or "My lifestyle can't be contained in a box, I have to live and enjoy life now because I can pass away anytime". Such narrow mindedness has made people do crazy things and spend their heads off, to make it worse, they live long enough to regret their mistakes when it is now too late.

I encourage someone out there to be wise in their actions. Dave Ramsey says, "Personal finance is 80% behavior and 20% head knowledge", Check out this link on make sense of saving here

Learn to sacrifice, learn to put some money aside for a rainy day and for a long term goal, of-course don't hoard money, don't serve but master it so that you can control what it should be used for instead of it telling you what to do. 

The story I am posting below is from Dave Ramsey's blog, be inspired by the story of these people, there are some points I listed below as a matter of what I see from their story line.

Points to note:

1. Think Long term - People without a vision perish or cast away restraint. Be goal oriented
2. Work on a budget - Be diligent in your spending plan and commit to it even when the desire to spend on luxuries is shooting through the roof (remember ask yourself if you really need that thing).
3. Grow slowly - Don't be in a rush to gain stuff, you could end up being corrupt in the name of getting rich. Dishonest wealth/riches dwindles away. Take it little by little.
4. Have Patience - It's one of the most important virtues
5. Don't grow wings, Don't be Proud - let your story inspire others and be a blessing to others, our life doesn't consist in our possessions

Check out this story and be inspired, Click here.