I know right? I say we go out and create our own days too! “Money Blogging Day!” “Budgeting Is Sexy Day!” Haha…

You’re def. right though – for the average person, the more they earn the more they spend. But for everyone here trying to get their $$$ on, we know that more money = faster goals cuz we don’t let the lifestyle inflation get us! You def. need a nice balance of spending less and earning more at least to get the momentum going… The nice thing about having $$ invested and growing for you is that once it’s there (and you don’t touch it!) it’ll just keep going up. Regardless of what you’re spending/earning :) At least all in theory – hah.

ANYWAYS, I think your goals are legit… I am way too far off from being a millionaire to even start to have this conversation, but I know that it’s not going to happen overnight and I know it takes dedication and perseverance.

One point you made that I found intriguing was making more money vs spending less. I think, unfortunately, a lot of consumers feel that making more money is the path to freedom. To me this doesn’t make sense… Whether you stick to it for a week or a couple of years, when you make more money, your brain will eventually prompt you to spend more of it. I truly believe this is the case with most people. I think the trick is to force yourself to spend less, but within reason (like a diet… don’t deprive yourself) and buy things that only add to the quality of your life.

Regardless, awesome post – and frankly I didn’t even know this day existed (who thinks of these days anyways?). Thanks again man!

That would be most excellent :)

Hell yeah you are man! Got the right attitude too for that – way to pivot :)

You might be right.

I missed it by a few days. Lol. Maybe it’ll eventually make it’s way on to a calendar so people will know when to celebrate. ;)

Now, we pay extra on the house each month to pay off my mortgage early, maxed out our Roth IRAs for the year, and make it a point that any windfalls we receive go into savings or investments.

I’m on my way to that million dollars!

Indeed, my friend, indeed.

And what a damn good feeling it’ll be each year going into the 10 too! That’s really where my motivation started kicking in – watching the balance exponentially grow for once and not go *down*, haha… And throwing $$$ into retirement accounts that penalize the $hit out of you if you pull from it only makes it easier to leave alone!

I’m not even waiting until I’m distinguished – I’m trying to rock that look NOW! :)