My brother called my tonight at work to ask if I could pick a few items up and drop them off at his house for him. It was on my way home so it was no big deal so I jotted down what he wanted, no big deal right? <\/p>\n
So I get to the grocery, mind you all I had is a list of his items and a vague notion of some stuff I wanted to get for myself. I grab my cart and start wandering the aisles, picking up his items based on his list and my stuff based on “well I could use that”, “hmmm..that sounds good” or “that’s a good price, maybe I should grab one for stock”. I end up with a nice little cart of stuff. <\/p>\n
I get done and head for the self-checkout and starting scanning my items. I was more than a little suprised when I saw the total. It was a good $20 more than I had vaguely budgeted (which was towards the high end of what I really wanted to spent in the first place) in my head for what was supposed to be a quick grab a few items for my brother trip. <\/p>\n
Where did I go wrong? I didn’t make a plan. I went through the store aimlessly without a goal (a shopping list) nor I did not have a good predefined outline (budget). I should have made a list and had a solid idea of what I wanted to spend in mind before I even step foot in the store. <\/p>\n
What about your career or personal finances? Do you have any goals clearly outlined? Do you keep an eye of them and how you are progressing towards your goals? Without a budget, it gets pretty easy to spend a few bucks here and there and quickly have it blow past your theory spending limits. Sometimes life can be just broken down into parts just like a shopping trip. Plan well and you will have a great trip! Skip all that planning and just wing it? You might just end up walking out of the store of life with a cart full of stuff you don’t need and a empty wallet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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