Thinking that I can buy anything
Whenever I receive my monthly income from freelancing (<$300), I always think of what I can buy with it.
Yeah, I earn a little. Because I'm still learning about entrepreneurship as a teenager. I'm 16 as I'm writing this. I know this will change as I grow older.
I know I'm not rich yet.
I come from a family that isn't well-off. I didn't get the toy that I wanted when I was a child. I didn't get the shirt that I wanted from the mall because $20 USD for a shirt was expensive for us. I can't do anything but to feel disappointed because of it.
So when I got my first freelance money, I treated my family to our favorite fast-food place and bought a shirt and a pair of prescription glasses for myself because my parent's couldn't afford it for me. I felt rich for a moment. I felt like, holy smokes, I could buy X, Y, or Z even if I didn't have that amount of money yet to buy them.
Not until I looked at my bank account after a few days. Holy fudge. From $200 to $30?!
Well, that's why I learned how to budget my money at such a young age.
You know, thinking that I can get anything what I want with hard work sometimes gets me into analysis paralysis.
Should I buy a new phone? Should I buy this software? Or should I just save this?
Beating Analysis Paralysis
Whenever I'm going to buy something, I always think about whether it will either help me make more money or have a positive ROI.
Having a mindset like this helps me beat analysis paralysis.