I think that part of the reason we buy things is to make ourselves feel better about working - a sort of reward for all the hard yards put in day in day out ...
This seems to be part of my desire to buy stuff - 'I deserve it' seems to be part of the rationale - and a desire to have some fun with money rather than just saving it and paying the mortgage, which really is not that much fun really. (Or have I missed something?)
There is a distinct lack of logic about all of this, but there you go.
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I think that is a pretty typical of most people - what's the point of working if you can't enjoy the money/ rewards? It was certainly typical of myself, my husband and is still typical of most of our friends anyway.
What has changed for me, is that I no longer find any pleasure in buying *stuff*; shopping is a bore (the parking, the crowds, the endless window signs exhorting us to buy MORE or we'll never be happy), unless it's the local Farmer's Markets where I can indulge in wonderful sights and smells. I know search out experiences as my rewards, not *things*.
Now I have an Excel spreadsheet set up to calculate the remaining time left on the home loan, so every time I pay off extra I can see how many weeks/ months I've shortened the loan by, and boy that's motivating!
Your spreadsheet is a brilliant idea - may well give me the motivation I need. Would sexy it up no end and give a more tangible sense of the benefit.
I want a spreadsheet! I have no idea how to set it up so it would automatically do that though... my maths skills are fairly basic!
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