Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

196 BRIANNA WIEST
The good things that happen to us in life are like a magnifier.
They show us where we still need to grow. True
love shows us to ourselves. Money shows us to ourselves.
Dream jobs show us to ourselves. The good, the bad, the
desperately-needs-to-change-right-now.
If you don’t have principles now, you won’t have them later.
If you don’t have the money principle of living beneath
your means, you won’t be able to do it when you have
more money. If you don’t have the relationship principle
of not relying on others for your sense of self, it won’t
magically resolve itself when you meet the “right person”;
you will only sabotage that relationship, too.
WHAT IS A PRINCIPLE?
A principle is a fundamental truth that you can use to build
the foundation of your life. A principle is not an opinion or
a belief. A principle is a matter of cause and effect.
Principles can be personal guidelines.
Some examples of money principles are the following:
Keep overhead costs low, get out and stay out of debt, live
beneath your means, or save for a rainy day.
Many financial experts advocate prioritizing debt repayment
as the beginning of financial health. This is because
one day of accrued interest probably won’t impact you that
much. But 20 years will, to the tune of tens of thousands
of dollars, if not more.