What Motivates You to be Financially Savvy?
Everyone has a reason to want to make a difference in their lives. When it comes to finances, motivation can make a huge difference in your approach to money. Some people have it while others don’t. Some people need a major financial event to incite them to make a change. Others, such as myself, I believe have a constant drive born out of a perceived necessity.
Without motivation, you are never going to force yourself to make a budget let alone stick to one.
Without motivation you will never track your spending for any amount of time to finally see exactly where your money goes.
Without motivation you are never going to be able to force yourself to make a positive change in your life, financial or otherwise.
Family
Growing up, my family did not always have lots of money. There were good times and there were bad times. Even though my parents made a good attempt to shield my siblings and I from the reality of our situation, I always knew.
My family motivates me to work harder and make my life better. My ultimate goal is to be in the best position possible to help them. I want to make a difference in my family’s lives. They deserve it.
Friends
There are several friends from either high school or college who are very close to me, despite that fact that I don’t get to see them as much as I would like. Some of them I know for a fact are in a very tough situation and to be able to help them in some way later on down the line would mean so much to me.
Helping others is a great goal. But in order to do that I need to be able to take care of my closest family first. That means my own life with my wife, and perhaps a family of my own, has to take precedence. That is my motivation, to help others achieve the financial freedom I know they all deserve.
Find your motivation and the rest will follow.