# Blowing it just as we get it.

One thing I noticed growing up as a kid watching the adults around, and later my coworkers, as soon as the payday check hits, it is spent. ![shut_up_and_take_my_money_by_lolikips-d34yx16.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTFUfsT6JmpRrz4UghVQj8SJx9H6KW8ViYyMCvDzs3SLm/shut_up_and_take_my_money_by_lolikips-d34yx16.png) Whether it is the mall, the grocery store, the fast food joint next door, or the strip club, we all walk in and say, TAKE MY MONEY . No matter the price, the classier the store, the more expensive the merchandise, the more we are attracted to buy, buy, buy. Consumerism seems to be our default. How many times have you seen a person buy a pair of sneakers, take a loan out for a fancy car, buy drinks for everyone at the bar on payday, only to starve for the rest of the month? We think, what do I need to buy before anything else. Then, if anything is left, we might maybe save it. # A small change, much better results

One thing I have learnt from reading several money management books and self empowerment titles, a change in paradigm is required. ## First SAVE