she thought she could and so she did

[natalielynnbauer-blog]

This brilliant little friend hangs on the wall above my bed (snagged it from andthenwesaved.com).

What I love about these mantras is that they remind me of the deeper WHY behind changing my spending habits. It reminds me of the freedom that comes from making intentional choices about money.

My favorite mantra is #8 - I’m choosing to live The Simple Life because I want to - not because I have to. 

When I’m out of debt, I don’t want to go back to my old ways. I want to continue living the simplest, happiest, most generous life I can!

[minimaletic]

[lasplayaslasmontanas]

[psych-facts]

Give up short term pleasure for long term rewards.

(via psych-facts)

[bhibbs]

[whatshouldwecallme]

Basically how my 20′s are going:

[kvtes]

[curseofcurls-blog]

[natalielynnbauer-blog]

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3 weeks in already?! I’m shocked to admit it but so far time has flown. I braced myself for fun-crushing, pride-smearing, whine-inducing coming-to-terms-with-my-selfishness misery but thus far I have experienced mostly the opposite. The transition has been mostly painless (some credit is due to my generous, kind friends who have already treated me on more than one occasion / love y’all).

I’m finding that pressing pause on more, more, more, better, prettier, faster, etc. has given me the brain space to look around and see what I already have is pretty neat. thankfulness has abounded; and with that, contentment.

I’m recognizing that the temporary thrill of buying something new never holds up against the investment of long term friendships or the satisfaction of using your creativity to

The freedom that simplicity brings causes me to humbly acknowledge that even if I never chose to buy a ‘want’ again, my life would still be abundantly full. 

[mejuki-deactivated20240410]

[daisix]

[theriversandtheroads]

[lilibaba]

[elias-stein]

[annigraham]

[goddaily]