West Loop Financial LLCThe Short Stories We Tell Ourselves About Everyday Spending – 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 The Short Stories We Tell Ourselves About Everyday Spending https://www.westloopfinancial.com/2015/07/20/the-short-stories-we-tell-ourselves-about-everyday-spending/ https://www.westloopfinancial.com/2015/07/20/the-short-stories-we-tell-ourselves-about-everyday-spending/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:00:40 +0000 http://evolvemypractice.com/?p=2094 I love a good story. In fact, I used to tell myself at least one new story every time I opened my credit card statement. “Oh,” I’d say to myself, “I was so busy last month, it makes perfect sense that I ate out a dozen times. I’ll just eat out less next month.” Other...

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]]> I love a good story. In fact, I used to tell myself at least one new story every time I opened my credit card statement. “Oh,” I’d say to myself, “I was so busy last month, it makes perfect sense that I ate out a dozen times. I’ll just eat out less next month.”

Other months, I’d invent a fantastic story about why I thought it was a good idea to spend so much on new bike gear. “Man, I really needed a new jersey,” I’d say. “The other 10 were in the laundry, and I had a ride the next morning.”

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