There are people who find it difficult to live within their means because their approval lies somewhere else.
The reason why this is so is because they're friends with people who are financially better than they are.
While it's not bad to have rich friends, people inadvertently raise their standards to conform to the standards of people who are financially better than they are, at the expense of their economic balance.
People who are in this position are often blinded by the illusion that knowing rich people will inadvertently change their financial capacity one day.
*This is one of the dangers of "faking it till you make it"
I once dated a very rich girl when I was 19, I practically had to buy her things the standards her parents could afford.
When she buys me things, I had to match the cost of what she bought for me, or else the equation would be improper, and because of this, I began to see myself at her financial level, while earning the salary of an average person.
There's a difference between knowing rich people and actually being friends with them
knowing your true position gives you a clearer valuation of your financial capacity.
When we've still struggling and trying to build, it's important to stay clear of already established people. While we should mingle with them business-wise, it's important to steer clear of their spending habits, this is where one should draw the line.
Being unable to make the money others are making despite working twice as hard as them can be intimidating, but that's okay when you come to terms with it. There's no shame in being average and being at the lowest stage of affordability.
This is because these are life's phases that are meant to be temporary, depending on the level of effort we put in.
This brings me back to the point that life's expectations now truncate the concept of due process
People want to leave the phase they are in life without having to sacrifice time, go through the process, get experience, and move at their own pace.
This is partly because life is no longer constitutional, the speed at which mankind wants to move is generally baffling.
So people who want to move slowly, grow slowly, or do things at the right time are often seen as the weird ones. For someone like me, being in crypto has taught me the essence of time.
This is one of the reasons why I inculcate solid parameters and conditions that require me to live in my own bubble.
Pressure is part of life, but it kills as much as it motivates.
I hardly keep people around, because this is easier than having to explain that you're broke. Young people want to spend money, wear expensive things spend more money. For me, I still see value in things; experiences that are low cost. This is because building a future requires substantial sacrifice.
This isn't a post against instant gratification.
The truth is that life requires a balance, however, there are people who have tipped the scale of their balance and this has unsettled how far they can grow.
One of the best things that has happened to me is streamlining and determining people who I associate with and the internet has done a great job in helping me accomplish this.
Most of the friends or people I keep around in real life are low-budget, and while I cannot say my cost of living has reduced, I like to take solace in the ideas that it could be worse.
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