Be Wise.

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I had a chat with @George_Dee on Noise.Cash and he mentioned how many people are calling themselves a failure because they are not celebrating the way others are celebrating. He made a post about it but I told him I would check it out but I didn't want to check it out before penning this down... When I post this, I would go and read that post. I don't want to feed completely off his ideas plus with the chat we had in Noise.Cash, I guess it's perfect to talk about it right here for everyone to see it.

I asked people what plans they have for Christmas and quite a few answered me by telling me that they would just be indoor as well. Most people who know me know I am the indoor kind of guy and I am not sorry for that. I love being indoors and it has rubbed off on me for a lot of things too. Once you see me go out, then it must really be important and that person must really be worth it.

I have been asked many times too what plans I have and I've always responded the same way that I don't know and I would just be indoor. My brother called me to ask if I would be coming with my family to his place as we did last year and I told him I haven't decided and to date, I still don't know. I haven't given him any concrete plan. I know he wants to know so he could plan too for our visit but I honestly don't know.

I know our personalities influence the level of frustration people get especially in this festive season. For an indoor person, I think the pressure is less because there is no urgency to be out there to impress anyone. You won't know whether I have money to celebrate or I don't because you won't even see me do anything for a public show. @Princessbusayo was joking with me this morning asking me that she saw my goat and the chickens playing around my compound and I told her that her imaginative game must be so strong 🤣🤣😂😂 because there is nothing of such... I have no plan.

I totally understand that not everyone can be like me and that's the truth. Some have the plans laid out since the beginning of the year and I have nothing but respect for them. I am not saying everyone should have a quiet Christmas or festive period, far from it but my issue is with those who think they have failed all year round because they have no more to "flex" - throw around because it is Christmas.

@tired_momma shared on her Noise.Cash yesterday, I think and she said that Christmas is not about the gifts and everything we have reduced it to but about being thankful for the things we have, not about worrying over things we missed or didn't have and that's true. Having this attitude would help us to be thankful and have the right approach in this festive period.

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A lot of people compete with one another to see who celebrates more. Someone who bought a car wants to be topped by someone who moved into their house. I have no issue with it as long as they can afford it and they are not putting their finances or even family in jeopardy just to get the applause of people who don't really care.

A lot of people save up all year for this period only to blow everything also in this period and then start all over again next year... They are not saving up to do something that would increase that money but to let people know that they have "arrived". People like these would be given a reality check when the festive period is over but the sad thing is, they never learn.

I am even more concerned for those who go out of their way to borrow money for this festive period. I understand you have to do something nice for your family especially when you noticed you haven't done that for them in a long while but not to the point of borrowing. They borrow more than what they can pay back even in a month or two for a period that would go by as though we never had it.

Many people would rather borrow than starve themselves of the excesses they have been used to all year long. Some of the things we spend money on that are unnecessary could actually be saved up for the festive period which would help many people not borrow and start paying up in the new year. People borrow just for anything... It's not even to invest!!!

You are not a failure because you couldn't match what your neighbour did. You had no idea how he got what he got, the trouble or the sacrifice he did before he did what you can see him do. Don't covet the glory when you don't even understand the story. We are all different and that's just the way of life. You will be shocked as to the kind of debts most people have incurred and yet, here you are, thinking you have failed (even though you are debt-free) to celebrate this season. There is no crime in working within your means... You were not created to please anyone.

This period is a period where we have to be thankful for what we have and thankfulness depends on what's in your heart not what is in your hand. Whatever your hand finds to do, celebrate with it. The future is brighter and it won't always be like this. If for anything, let this feeling motivate you to do better for next year but be wise about it.

Compliments of the season my Read.Cash family. You've read how I would be celebrating my day, so how do you intend to spend your day?

Thank you for your time.

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