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setting up a budget
Spend money on relationships!
October 22nd, 2010A while ago I read a story on hooking up. It explained that dating involves expenditures of money, but hooking up is far cheaper. One point of the story was that intimacy was costly, but hooking up was less costly and lest risky. Eye opening!
As creepy as I find the whole hook-up thing, it is obvious that relationships of all kinds cost bucks: the dating relationship, marriage – got to keep it alive, the relationship with your children, friendships, relationships in a community like a congregation. You name it. All these relationships cost money!
But these “investments” in relationships are well worth it. We humans are social beings and we need to nourish our relationships of all sorts. Money is not an end, but a means to an end – the enjoyment of life. I think we all need a reminder: to the extent that your family budget can accommodate it, be sure to budget in some fun that benefits the relationships in your life. By fun, I mean both the everyday kind (that include hobbies, and sharing good food and good cheer with friends and family) and the special occasion kind (holidays and vacations).
Remember the old saying: no one on their deathbed wishes they’d spent more time at work! Think ahead to the things on your deathbed you think you might wish you had more of in life, and squeeze them in now. As long as you don’t ruin the budget by doing it, you’ll enjoy your days on the planet so much more! If you can save your family some money as you get your giggles (be it baking, gardening, sewing, building things, or doing a babysitting exchange with your neighbors once a month so you can have a date with your significant other), well, have a go at it! Be creative, and I know you can fit it in the budget, and probably strengthen your intimate relationships at the same time!
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Agreed, for some reason I don’t feel guilty spending money on activities for the kiddos and family vacations. But I would feel guilty, and virtually never do – spend money on gadgets, hobbies, collectibles, “material stuff”, etc.
@Darwin – I am with you, but I so spend money on sports for myself these days. However, I never ever get into the gadget craze and buy the “latest technology.” I rather follow the saying, “a good workman does not blame his tools.”
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