My
colleague uses this and it gets me every time only he sounds way cooler when he
says it than I do. The reference to money in my life has evolved over the years
from dice, chedda, mulla *can’t
remember the rest* and right now we are at chumes.
By us, I obviously mean myself and the voices in my head so don’t worry if you
have no idea what I am talking about. I am almost always the youngest person in
the room and for a while I used to use that to convince myself that it was okay
that I didn’t tithe, tip, do money related things for others as it was obvious
that I probably had the least money. In the not so recent past I found out that
I do not indeed have the least money in the room and it is definitely not a
valid excuse to not do money related things for others which is a bummer if you
ask me. I love money, especially having lots of it.
A number of years back (can’t remember the
exact year anti I’m aging Damnnnnn), my sister two years older took me out for
Valentine’s dinner and it’s prolly the best I have had. (If we have had a
Valentine’s do then kindly assume that my sister was standing over my head with
a machete in hand as I wrote this). Here is the thing, because I am the last born,
my sister and I always got the same amount of pocket money otherwise I would
sulk till kingdom come and no one was willing to live through that so they
would indulge me and yet there she was taking me out on her monies. I could
point out earlier scenarios but that would throw more light about me than I
am willing to share. The bottom line is my sister taught me that it wasn’t
about how much you had because you might never have as much as you want to but
it was about how you used it. Thinking about it now, this is basic Economics so
I should probably find my teacher and volunteer myself for kiboko because really that is what Economics is about, limited
resources used efficiently and effectively.
For
a while I wouldn’t tithe even though I would get loads of money from everyone, yup
in the next life you better be a last born. Then it hit me, what if I never got
to work, would that mean I would never tithe? That is the shortest story I have
and that is how I ended up starting.
Most
of the time I have to make decisions on how to use my money without staying
broker for longer than is necessary and may be just may be it has to do with my
low purchasing power although I am positive certain individuals disagree but
here’s what I know. Human beings are creatures of routine so what you do now
will affect what you do later. If you decide to wait till you have enough money
to make certain choices then it might be too late to go through with them
because you never learnt how. Okay, this is getting too unclear even for me but
bottom line is, use what you have now because it prepares you for the more
that’s ahead. Of course many times people wonder, ‘Is there more ahead or is
this it?’ which only makes my point clearer.
What
if all you have is all you will ever have and you did not use it well because
of the possibility that you might have more later? Are you willing to take that risk? I
know I am NOT.