It's October 2023, that means we've got exactly three months down the line, to Burkle up and run a last quarter check on your goals.
It's the last quarter of the year 2023, what's on your checklist, how many boxes have you thicked right, what's the plan, behind schedule? Or in line with goals maybe still trying? It's a run up check many of us are on our toes trying to catch up with reality, the months and days are fast pacing and we must meet that target
For the year before the times runs out.
The status of our finances at this point is. Really strategic because it's the bed rock for next year, how you end this year will determine how you will begin next year, in as much as a lot of things are screaming and dragging for that little funds in your pocket, wallet or bank one must be sensitive enough to keep aside certain portion for a specific purpose to hold something tangible for the year
Spending is quite inevitable, literally because we've got to pay for almost everything we need, to finance these expenses means one must stay afloat gained one or more streams of income, which of course if necessary for living. But the reality is that you can't hold two things in your hands climbing a tree, your income and expenditure runs side by side but one must be greater than one, but with a level of practical wisdom to build more of income side than the expense side
We incure expenses on daily basis whether you're aware or not, no matter how uptight you seem to be, you spend every day,but here's wisdom to this...
TAME YOUR FINANCES
This include adopting some disciplinary motives, looking out for more sources of income, been deliberate about it to grow succeed and outshine your equals, it's a well registered facts we generally spend more than we earn that's why the average human lives on the average just earn to spend it's like a circle, taming your finances will put you in an uptight position of SAVINGS no matter how pleasant and enticing it looks you won't put your mind on it.
Just yesterday I was perplexed when I recall how many ATM cards I currently have, FIVE and they're all active, but how many streams of income do I have, mind you this is just my debit cards, while they're are another streams of expenditures that outsmart my streams of income which I really must Tame if I want to achieve certain things this year
Put It On A Scale
It easier said than done, the act of curtailing your expenses can be difficult especially when they've become necessary part of you, like your child's regular box of chocolates every weekend, thatt special hangout you promised your wife on schedule date, expenses around the house, personal, at the office, friends,etc. Placed them on a scale of preference, the most really important things should come first there're ones we can do without or push to the later, cut down on excessive spending reduce certain things, inorder to see the bigger picture, you must be able to envision it but with what you have an can afford.
BE ON ALERT
I often tell my friends if we re to become rich by how much effort we put into things them we would become millioniares, of course I don't neglect the place of effort but applying that Energy in the right source and at the right time, because if it was by one's strength then there would never be poor people among us
Look out for opportunities
Opportunities are redefining moments of change and turn around, one single opportunity can turn things around for the rest of your life, that's why you must keep a kin eyes on them, it's comes around everyday as you Rise, it's not by how much you struggle but by how well you can take hold of opportunities when they present themselves to you on different occasions
BE IN CONTROL
you're the driver of your own life, you've got to take charge of every sphere of your life, Health, Finance, career, family, friends etc. When it comes to finance you've got to be very strategic here cause everything Revolves around it, it's the anchor point, you don't allow things influence you, money don't control you you control money make up your mind to channel them to a resourceful venture that guarantees returns