Patient or Just Stuck?
How do you tell the difference between being patient with your money and just being stuck?
Today I want to work through an idea about long-term thinking: know the very few things that will never change, and put everything else in a bucket that needs constant updating.
I use the example I see most often, a job change, where a stack of retirement and account decisions gets made in week one and then quietly runs for years on settings nobody chose on purpose. I lay out the two-bucket sort I use to tell a permanent decision from one that simply has a shelf life.
I also get into where this shows up in my own life, the finite window with my kids at home, and why putting that in the permanent bucket made a lot of other decisions easier to say no to. I close with one question you can ask about anything you’ve held without touching for years.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YOU MAY LIKE
1 Big Idea to Think About
Most financial stress comes from putting two buckets in reverse order: guarding the things with a shelf life and neglecting the very few that never change.
1 Way You Can Apply This
Take one thing you’ve held untouched for years and decide which bucket it’s in, permanent or shelf-life, before you decide whether to leave it alone.
1 Question to Ask
Am I being patient with this, or am I just unwilling to update something that already expired?
Resources Featured in This Episode:
What To Do When The Plan Stops Working
The Financial Case for Doing Nothing
Are You Rich Yet? Why Families Still Struggle to Feel Wealthy