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Funny how it sounds but we humans are being controlled by money and material things.

This give no room for a thinking space to deeply analyze what we really need to sustain as human.

Losing Control Is Easy When You Don't Know What You Need

Have you ever been planning a perfect plan for when you get your next pay check or someone close to you sent you a good deal amount of money to do whatever you want with it.

Then you realize after getting the credit alert or check, all your plans just vanished into thin air like it never happened.

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This is the point where the $$$ signs takes the wheel and you just keep moving around like a robot getting things you want but don't need. I have been there and maybe I'm still there but I'm fighting to gain more control everyday.

At one point in life we all have to deal with managing our finances and controlling where our money goes to, from offline world to the virtual world if not it takes control of you without you knowing until its too late.

First Things First

A man's first basic need is food and water, you cannot do without these things else you die due to organ failure, an average man cannot survive without food and water for more than roughly 3 days. You can survive without food for up to 2 month when taking only water.

These two things are very essential in humans life for survival hence why we can never do without them in our lifetime.

After getting your basic needs ranging from foods stuffs and paying necessary bills if they are due, what you do with the rest is very important.

We also need clothing, but the thing is your choice of what you should wear is different from what I should wear, this also affects our portfolio, the temptation of getting the latest designer wears can easily get you in an uncomfortable position when you go bankrupt due to getting clothing you want but done necessarily need.

Some keep it simple why most don't , why? Its hard to keep it simple when you don't know what you need.

I know I have to wear something, eat something, but what exactly should I buy and wear matters.

In most cases the environmental features can also be a factor that controls our actions and before we realize it we've spent way too much trying to follow trends to feel among and buying clothing that's way above our portfolio.

Fighting the devil when he's not available

The way you spend it all on things you want instead of what you need in a minimalist way has now broken you down to the level where you find yourself in a financial hardship situation with little to almost nothing to get yourself daily meal or decent clothing.

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This is the lowest you can ever be and your zeal to manage the little you're now left with is high, but it's late already you've spent 85% of your portfolio getting things you don't need.

You need to be able to meet your basic needs but you now have lesser amount and trust me this is when you spend wisely, because the need to survive is high and you don't want to fu*k anything up again or you will starve and suffer the consequence before you get the next paycheck.

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This is when the money isn't available to buy anything unnecessary and the devil leaves you alone but come to think of it you are the devil who tried to do what others are doing and got caught up in the process.

Without disciple and endurance you would still repeat what happened in the first place maybe this time it's something different, you didn't get the latest fashion designer jean/t-shirt but you have an idea that if you save up for a car hoping your transportation expenses would reduce, little did you know the cost of maintaining a car will further harm your portfolio.

Alot of crazy ideas will keep coming in but how do you find yourself getting things you need as still be able to save up in case of any emergency issue or trying to save up to get what you want, getting things we want isn't bad but you need to be sure it won't give you a set back else the regrets that comes with it later when you're down to level zero again.

The Way Out Is Not Only Control But Invest Your Time And Money

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The best possible way out of this great breakdown after realizing your car would won't be the a solution to your problem gets you to sell it off and now you are left with a nice amount of cash and you don't know what to do next as you don't want to go through another financial hardship saga.

Get yourself another income and make sure you've done your homework about anything you're putting your money into, even if its just a little return, its a profit on your part and you're now using money to make money, the next thing would be to utilize the power of time and that little profit will evolve to massive gains.

The leverage you can use to conquer yourself and be in control is to get basic things that are needed to survive are food, water and simple living.

They can do the magic until you can afford what you want in the future but if you give in to the world and how others runs their life then your little profit might end up paying for your credit cards debts alone or regret your actions later.

This is just an idea that comes to my head and it has worked for me numerous time even though I fail to follow them accordingly or as planned, I'm just a human and I always pick myself up to start again.

The journey to financial freedom is rough but it's worth the try, are you the luxury type or simple living type.

You don't have to change anything if your profits can pay for your wants and needs.

See Ya Next Time 😊

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