Unmotivated
Not in the sense that I no longer want to save and instead want to go out and spend lots and lots of green. Instead it’s more that I am no longer interested in reading about finance and spending hours refining my budgeting/investing style.
Weird.
I think it is because I feel more isolated in Kuwait and I really don’t need to spend money here. No large weekend spending sprees. No unplanned emergency costs. I don’t even need to spend money at all if I didn’t go off base (or care about my looks I suppose). Everything from housing to food is covered. Guess when you take money out of the daily equation, it just loses significance.
I’ll admit that previously money encompassed a lot of my time, from reading about world business news to various personal finance blogs. But now it’s just kinda “eh” for me. Instead I am more focused on eating healthy and working out. I want to get in shape before I head back to Los Angeles.
It is an odd sensation, especially since money was such a focus for me before I landed in Kuwait. In a way it is kind of nice…feels like there is less stress. I wonder if this is how most people feel. Downside is I’m not motivated to post on anything else other than my weekly expenses and update my personal balance sheet/income statement.
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You’re not going to be able to retire by 35 with that attitude!
Well technically even if I’m not focused on money, I am still saving a lot of money on food and housing. And making much more money than before :) so as long as I don’t splurge like crazy or go way off track, I should still be able to retire by 35. I’m just not refining or expediting that process.