Student Loan Help

Do you struggle to save money? If so you are certainly not alone. Saving money is challenging. I equate it to dieting, exercising, or not seeing your friends for an extended period of time.

Dieting. It is so hard to shed those pounds and so easy to put them on. One brownie sundae and months of hard work are just flushed down the toilet. A moment on the lips a lifetime on the hips certainly rings true. Comparatively when you put the effort into saving money, much like dieting, you want to be rewarded when you get to the other side of that speckled rainbow. Be strong my friends – don’t stop at the first taco stand. If you are saving to buy a new car – shop around. See what’s out there. If you’re going to indulge, after you’ve worked hard to save, do so with the knowledge that you’ve made a sound purchase. Obviously you will be spending those dollars eventually – just don’t do so frivolously on a brownie sundae.

Exercising. Once you stop it’s hard to go back, isn’t it? I once committed to a regiment which included 200 sit-ups, 100 push-ups, and a 2 mile jog per day. Then I went on vacation to Seattle Washington for a week and got out of the groove. That was 14 years ago and now I look like a baby cow that hasn’t milked for six months. Once you make a commitment to budgeting your money – stay on that wagon! If you fall off it’s that much harder to climb back on. My wife has fallen off several times to the point that she doesn’t even want to hold a credit card anymore because she doesn’t trust herself. Let’s just steer clear of the wagons all together gang. We can ride in style - a nice stagecoach perhaps?

“Now I look like a baby cow that hasn’t milked for six months.” David E. Bonvie

Not seeing your friends. The days, weeks, and months fly by so quickly without seeing your pals. That’s just the way it is these days. But just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not there. And just because you throw that credit card statement in your desk draw doesn’t mean it’s not there either. Don’t burry your finances in the Bermuda Triangle with your friends. Out of sight, out of mind doesn’t work in the world of finance. Tackle your issues head on as painful as it may be. Rip the band aid once and move on.

I want you all to be lean, mean, socialites with a few bucks in your pocket. I want you to dance like nobody is watching. Maybe then you can sit down and enjoy that brownie sundae without regret.