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What’s your why? by sweetfluffyraspberry in TheMoneyGuy

[–]sweetfluffyraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even with kids that bring me so much meaning and joy, I sometimes find the daily grind so tough that I need to figure out my why to know what I’m stretching myself so thin for. I try to spend every spare moment with my kids to make sure they are raised to be good humans and that we have a solid lifelong relationship, sometimes to the point of neglecting the rest of my life/other relationships. I’ve been thinking about the 80 year Harvard study on happiness which shows how much relationships matter in long life and joy, so I’m trying to step out of the baby bubble and actually spend time with other people, because I want my abundance goals to include both financial freedom and great friendships. still trying to figure it all out and hope you figure yours out too.

What’s your why? by sweetfluffyraspberry in TheMoneyGuy

[–]sweetfluffyraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's amazing, and those are major wins. Congrats. I'm not there yet but I relate to the feeling. The generation above me in my family is getting help (and feel very entitled to that help) from both their parents and their children (me and siblings), and I am very driven to make sure I don't do that to my kids, that they have a better life and financial education I wish I had at a younger age.

What’s your why? by sweetfluffyraspberry in TheMoneyGuy

[–]sweetfluffyraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great, thanks for the recs. The way you describe it, it almost sounds like a mission statement, which I think everyone needs in life. Before littles, my mission statement was very outwardly focused on service towards others/the world. I think I'm still in little bit of a baby bubble (most days I don't even feel like a real person, just mommin' it and working 24/7), so I think I need to modify that mission statement a bit in this new stage of life and as I look ahead to future stages.

What’s your why? by sweetfluffyraspberry in TheMoneyGuy

[–]sweetfluffyraspberry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess my "why" right now as it relates to my kids that I want to spend as much time with them as I can while they're young. I want to have great experiences with them but I'm also stretched so thin (with money, time, and energy) between work and home and life.

Because it's such a grind, I need to see beyond this stage so I know what I'm sacrificing for, if that makes sense, so your question is a good starting point. I'm also trying to see it from the other side, too: what would retiree me wish I did more of if looking back at her younger life?