Money. It makes the world go round. It’s what we base our lives off of. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to function as a society. It has been the instigator of many fights. It has been the solution to many fights. I have absolutely zero ability to manage it.
I am possibly the most inept person when dealing with money. Honestly, I cannot think of a bigger problem that I have. It’s quite unfortunate too; money enables you to do things, but I never have any of it. Yes, I have a job which earns me the minimum wage, but the money I earn never stays with me for more than three days. Worst of all, the money never goes towards anything beneficial like charity, new clothes, or even gas. It all goes right into my personal expenses: fast food, gum, embarrassing costumes for friends, and milk solely for the purpose of completing milk-related tasks.
People always tell me that acknowledging the problem is half of the battle, but in this case, acknowledging is only one-tenth of the battle. I know I have horrendous spending habits, and I know how to fix it, I just know that I never will. I’m constantly reminded of my bad habits when my card being rejected daily, and every day I tell myself that I’m going to change. But I won’t.
Even kids younger than me have much stronger constitutions than I. I have met 13 year-old children who explain to me their goal of saving money to be able to purchase a car at 16 and pay their way through college so their parents don’t have to worry about any financial problems. I hate those people. First of all, they make me feel bad for being “selfish” and not assisting my parents, but its really hard to save enough money to do much. Second, they make me feel really bad for spending that five dollars I found on the floor on Taco Bell. Third, they’re 13! No sane 13 year-old should be thinking that far ahead in life.
When I get the money talk from older people, it makes more sense and I actually listen, whereas I want to punch the 13 year olds in the face. After I get the talk from older people, I go on a two day spree of saving (which totals to about $7 on average) and all incentive to save is gone immediately afterwards. Hopefully I’ll get an epiphany one day, forcing me to realize that saving actually is necessary if I want to be moderately successful in life.
