Whoops, there goes another one.
And another.
And another.
The seconds just tick by. Gone. You cannot have this second back, nor the last one, and when the next 60 go by they are gone forever.
And oh boy do we ever wish we could have some moments in our life back. Those embarrassing speaking gaffs, or the time you blew your temper, or looked up just in time to rear-end someone.
But here’s a principle for you– money is like time.
You only have so much of it and once it’s gone it’s gone.
“But you can earn more money, right?”
“You still only have so much of it.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Well think of the money you will earn in your lifetime in it’s totality.”
At birth you get a two dollar bill from your grandma to put in your piggy bank. Then you find money laying around the house, earn an allowance, baby sit, and mow lawns. Then you get a job waiting tables. Then you get another job, you sell real estate for awhile, and you get an inheritance along the way. Soon you retire and start drawing down your savings and collecting Social Security. The last dime you earn in life is a small stock dividend for $3.42 that you never expected. And, oh, by the way you still have that two dollar bill from birth!
Taken all together you will have earned or received all the money you will ever earn or receive. No more, no less. It’s what I call the Whole Pie Principle.
You only got one money pie- and if you eat it too fast, spill it, or let it spoil you ain’t gettin’ no more.
So the whole point is to use your money like you use your time. Wisely, because once it’s gone you can’t get it back.