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Money mindfulness means being intentional and present with how you spend your money. It means not mindlessly handing over your bank card without paying attention to the cost of items or shopping online with little thought to whether you can afford to do so. Mindfulness can lead to considering whether you need to spend money or if there are ways you could spend a little less.
Here are two main benefits of money mindfulness.
Depending on the current state of your finances, financial freedom might seem a long way away. For many people, financial freedom—when you don’t have to worry about how to pay the bills and your money is invested and making money for you—is a far off dream. What they don’t understand is how close financial planning can get them to that dream.
Financial planning isn’t all staring at ledgers and creating spreadsheets, although if you like that sort of thing you’re welcome to do it. It’s about creating a list of your financial goals and figuring out how to get yourself there.
Here are some steps to take to get started on your financial plan.
To many people, financial planning sounds like something for the very rich. The wealthiest people take their piles of money to someone who tells them where to invest it so they can make even more money. The rest of us just focus on saving what we can while paying off debt and hoping we don’t lose our jobs before we’re financially stable.
In fact, financial planning is about having long-term and short-term financial goals and developing a plan to achieve those goals. It’s about knowing how to make the most of your money – whether that’s putting a little extra into savings one month or paying off a bit of debt more quickly.
It’s about making smart financial decisions so your money is working for you as efficiently as possible while reducing your monetary stress. It’s also about becoming financially stable more quickly, so you can survive if any major expenditures come along.
In short, financial planning is something everyone can benefit from.
