Something that crystallized recently, for me, is that financial advice from friends seems to come in two basic shapes:
- “Should you really be spending money on that right now?”
- “Have you put a line item in your budget for that?”
I used to be more the first; but now, I’m striving to aim for the second. It’s less judgemental and more accepting of the fact that not all of us have the same financial priorities, and that’s okay.
Emilybook 