In terms of cleanliness, atmosphere, variety of equipment.
Female, just need a really clean place to do cardio and strength training (don’t need access to major weight sets or CrossFit style garages).
I had a moment tonight where I was doing that weird thing where you want to go to bed, but you’re too tired to brush you teeth and do the whole bedtime shuffle, so you’re falling asleep on the couch and then I was telling myself I need to IMPROVE ON THAT lol
Improve on what? Getting tired at night? I’ve gotten to the point where my default is oh that was mildly uncomfortable, need to iterate on that behavior.
The point being I’m going to pick something actually worth while for tomorrow and not worry a bunch about the rest. It will probably be forming a plan in the morning instead of falling into work. Easy win first thing in the morning.
Just wanted to share in case anyone else is taking things a little far and forgetting this is still just a human existence 😊
Hi everyone! CPA here, just want to share an idea that’s helped a few people in my life.
I absolutely hate AI slop and I wrote all this genuinely to procrastinate during work.
Money doesn’t give a shit. Why do we treat it like it does?
Here’s a few ways we fail to recognize money for the sociopathic and painfully accurate mechanism of exchange that it is:
We associate our financial behaviors with what type of person we are. Frugality tends to equate to good and modest and trust worthy (even if we haven’t shed a nickel for a friend or charity in the last decade) while low balance holders carry a lot of shame (and cure that shame with a quick weekend getaway they “deserve”).
We think some purchases are morally good, some are morally bad. You think your buddy is an idiot for the tab he racked up at the bar last night. You spent the same exact amount of money on a family trip to Disney Land that you saved diligently for and you all had an awesome time.
We love to recover sunk costs (which by definition is not possible). If you’ve ever punished yourself financially for some stupid purchase you made yesterday, you’re trying to recover your sunk cost. Maybe you had a shit time at Disneyland and now you’re on a “spend freeze” for some un-calculated and unrealistic time frame. Happy to dive into this more if anyone’s interested.
The point is, the balance goes down based on HOW MUCH you spent, not WHAT you spent it on.
Let’s pretend money is nails in a jar. You spent 700 nails this week. I really don’t care what you hammered them into. You need the remaining 400 nails for groceries and car insurance.
The following week, you might go as far as to say okay, I can use 1000 nails in this time frame *cough* budget
*cough*. If my radiator blows up on Monday, I’m all out of fucking nails. Maybe I do deserve Uber Eats and I am a hard working person and the economy is shit and I want my kids to have a good life and I’m having a good day and I should have an even better day, but I just don’t. Have. Any. Nails. Left. Running out of nails is not inherently shameful, it’s just a numerical constraint that needs to be maintained.*
Or maybe nothing unplanned happens and you have 300 nails left at the end of the week. Great! You have extra nails. You’re not a better person for it. You just have more nails.
If anyone’s interested I’d love to dive into how this mindset shift translates to a healthier spending cycle. Thanks for reading!
*of course, you should feed probably pay your mortgage and feed your kids before you splurge on your self-care routine. But that’s prioritization. The point here is that your balance goes up and down by the exact amount you spend, regardless of what it paid for. By refuting the emotional assignment to our balance, we can start to treat money objectively and make better decisions like accounting for cost of living FIRST and save the luxury for the smaller luxury budget.
Hi everyone! CPA here, just want to share an idea that’s helped a few people in my life.
I absolutely hate AI slop and I wrote all this genuinely to procrastinate during work.
Money doesn’t give a shit. Why do we treat it like it does?
Here’s a few ways we fail to recognize money for the sociopathic and painfully accurate mechanism of exchange that it is:
We associate our financial behaviors with what type of person we are. Frugality tends to equate to good and modest and trust worthy (even if we haven’t shed a nickel for a friend or charity in the last decade) while low balance holders carry a lot of shame (and cure that shame with a quick weekend getaway they “deserve”).
We think some purchases are morally good, some are morally bad. You think your buddy is an idiot for the tab he racked up at the bar last night. You spent the same exact amount of money on a family trip to Disney Land that you saved diligently for and you all had an awesome time.
We love to recover sunk costs (which by definition is not possible). If you’ve ever punished yourself financially for some stupid purchase you made yesterday, you’re trying to recover your sunk cost. Maybe you had a shit time at Disneyland and now you’re on a “spend freeze” for some un-calculated and unrealistic time frame. Happy to dive into this more if anyone’s interested.
The point is, the balance goes down based on HOW MUCH you spent, not WHAT you spent it on.
Let’s pretend money is nails in a jar. You spent 700 nails this week. I really don’t care what you hammered them into. You need the remaining 400 nails for groceries and car insurance.
The following week, you might go as far as to say okay, I can use 1000 nails in this time frame *cough* budget
*cough*. If my radiator blows up on Monday, I’m all out of fucking nails. Maybe I do deserve Uber Eats and I am a hard working person and the economy is shit and I want my kids to have a good life and I’m having a good day and I should have an even better day, but I just don’t. Have. Any. Nails. Left. You’re not a bad person for it. You just ran out of nails.
Or maybe nothing unplanned happens and you have 300 nails left at the end of the week. Great! You have extra nails. You’re not a better person for it. You just have more nails.
If anyone’s interested I’d love to dive into how this mindset shift translates to a healthier spending cycle. Thanks for reading!
Hi everyone! CPA here, just want to share an idea that’s helped a few people in my life.
I absolutely hate AI slop and I wrote all this genuinely to procrastinate during work.
Money doesn’t give a shit. Why do we treat it like it does?
Here’s a few ways we fail to recognize money for the sociopathic and painfully accurate mechanism of exchange that it is:
We associate our financial behaviors with what type of person we are. Frugality tends to equate to good and modest and trust worthy (even if we haven’t shed a nickel for a friend or charity in the last decade) while low balance holders carry a lot of shame (and cure that shame with a quick weekend getaway they “deserve”).
We think some purchases are morally good, some are morally bad. You think your buddy is an idiot for the tab he racked up at the bar last night. You spent the same exact amount of money on a family trip to Disney Land that you saved diligently for and you all had an awesome time.
We love to recover sunk costs (which by definition is not possible). If you’ve ever punished yourself financially for some stupid purchase you made yesterday, you’re trying to recover your sunk cost. Maybe you had a shit time at Disneyland and now you’re on a “spend freeze” for some un-calculated and unrealistic time frame. Happy to dive into this more if anyone’s interested.
The point is, the balance goes down based on HOW MUCH you spent, not WHAT you spent it on.
Let’s pretend money is nails in a jar. You spent 700 nails this week. I really don’t care what you hammered them into. You need the remaining 400 nails for groceries and car insurance.
The following week, you might go as far as to say okay, I can use 1000 nails in this time frame *cough* budget
*cough*. If my radiator blows up on Monday, I’m all out of fucking nails. Maybe I do deserve Uber Eats and I am a hard working person and the economy is shit and I want my kids to have a good life and I’m having a good day and I should have an even better day, but I just don’t. Have. Any. Nails. Left. You’re not a bad person for it. You just ran out of nails.
Or maybe nothing unplanned happens and you have 300 nails left at the end of the week. Great! You have extra nails. You’re not a better person for it. You just have more nails.
If anyone’s interested I’d love to dive into how this mindset shift translates to a healthier spending cycle. Thanks for reading!
of course, you should feed probably pay your mortgage and feed your kids before you splurge on your self-care routine. But that’s prioritization. The point here is that your balance goes up and down by the exact amount you spend, regardless of what it paid for. By refuting the emotional assignment to our balance, we can start to treat money objectively and make better decisions like accounting for cost of living FIRST and save the luxury for the smaller luxury budget.
30 y/o CPA looking to expand a bit. Would love to hear from anyone experienced or looking to pivot as well.
This new online JD would be the only realistic option for me right now, I wonder thought if it’s worth it (I realize this isn’t a fancy school)
Thanks!
Like you’re so deep in thought and warm and you’re vibing and then you get home and you’re supposed to exit that womb of privacy and comfort and mental freedom only to CARRY THINGS INTO THE HOUSE IN THE COLD and throw the trash away and then like change clothes and do ten more things