West Loop Financial LLCControlling Your Emotions When Deciding What’s Affordable – West Loop Financial LLC https://www.westloopfinancial.com Evolutionize Site Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.22 Controlling Your Emotions When Deciding What’s Affordable https://www.westloopfinancial.com/2015/01/05/controlling-emotions-deciding-whats-affordable/ https://www.westloopfinancial.com/2015/01/05/controlling-emotions-deciding-whats-affordable/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2015 09:00:38 +0000 http://evolvemypractice.com/?p=1570 Many years ago, my wife and I went to dinner with another couple whom I’ll call Pam and Stan. I went to high school with Pam, and my wife had grown up knowing Stan. They were among the smartest and most successful people we knew. I was always a bit intimidated by them and their...

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]]> Many years ago, my wife and I went to dinner with another couple whom I’ll call Pam and Stan. I went to high school with Pam, and my wife had grown up knowing Stan. They were among the smartest and most successful people we knew. I was always a bit intimidated by them and their lives.

I remember this particular conversation well because Pam made a comment that has stuck with me ever since. Pam drove a well-used minivan. During our conversation, she mentioned wanting a new car, but then said, “We can’t afford it right now. It’s just not in the budget.”

At the time, I didn’t know many successful people who would say out loud, “We can’t afford it.” After all, what did she mean they couldn’t afford a new car?

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