Living for today 🔮

You know I often have a running debate in my mind about living for today versus my focus on the future. I still often feel poor and vulnerable to inflation because I spend so much of my money saving and investing for a better tomorrow.

The truth is that I don’t like spending money on today, as a dollar spent now is not available tomorrow. A wasted opportunity to grow in the market, gain dividends and interest. What is today is fleeting and quickly gone – something bought at the store is quickly eaten, material things used up, worn out and discarded. Memories of trips gone by are fine but nothing is as inspiring as a dream of a better tomorrow.

Now I get that tomorrow is not guaranteed. An opportunity not taken today might be forever passed by. I’m getting older every day, doors forever closed. But ultimately reminencing is fine but dreams get me high. Even if I never achieve my dreams, things passed up today in the hope of saving for a better tomorrow. A lot of pleasure is not derived from implementing a dream but working towards it, one buck at a time.