So you work your ass off and take measures to control your expenses and all is going great as you see your bank account growing month after month leaving a certain amount in your savings account. Damn, it feels good watching that number grow!! But then, out of nowhere, you face something that must be done like car maintenance, a sudden trip, an old payment that matured, something at home got busted, or anything of the sort that would cost a whole lot to take care of. Its one thing when you save for something and spend the money, which feels amazing, but when its something you don’t expect, then that is a major mood killer! Even though it is necessary, and paying it could only help avoid future problems but the fact that you never predicted it and it was just thrown at you…….. pisses you off!!

What to do about stuff like this? Nothing! I mean there is not much you can do about natural disasters expect take as many precautions as possible, even with that damage is inevitable. Even if you saved more than you plan, taking some extra as a safety margin, that unexpected payment will always be big enough to deplete your savings one way or another. What to do? Become a stingy scrooge? Stop eating out? Travel only when Jazeera has special offers? Assign one outfit for each day of the week and stop shopping? HELL NO!!! I guess the only way is to find ways to make more money, and try not to live a life of higher standard with the extra income. For some reason, the more money you get, the more expensive your standard of living gets.

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