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Proverbial Monday 5/10/2010

The first official Proverbial Monday!

May 10, 2010 at 4:28AM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Hello all, I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend!

Bad news, its Monday again. The good news; you just stumbled upon the very first Proverbial Monday article!

Congrats to you!!

Here's the scenario: We'll start off with our "highs and lows" and get into some important societal survival skills and general goings on of the TwinCities and neighboring communities with news about the rest of the world here and there. Participation is simple. Just give us your highs and lows either in the comments of the article or on twitter by trending #ProverbialMonday or tweeting to me @ProverbTribune.

Highs: New business opportunities being presented on an almost DAILY basis.

Lows: Running low on energy, still no full - time non - temporary position acquired.

***Fiscal Survival***

This is a complex time for our nation in a fiscal context our actions will decide whether we dive deeper into this supposed recession or we transcend. In seeking a new job you might find yourself flirting with desperation. After all in times of financial struggle happiness is often difficult to come by. We reach a point during the job search where we realize we can't afford to have a job that pays anything less than the job we had before. While experiencing financial stability we all find ways to be rid of our money as soon as possible, once finances begin to dwindle we find ourselves realizing that we make decisions based upon the assumption that income is everlasting. So, we decide to do things like buy a new car, and find a place to live where rent is high but aesthetically worth the cost. We often don't even realize when monthly payments have come dangerously close to monthly income until it's too late finding ourselves in prayerful anxiety as we await the results of our previous tax form submissions.

The old adage "Fake it 'til you make it" comes to mind. We would rather be perceived as financially successful, than actually gain financial success. If this weren't the case we would be willing to sacrifice the luxuries of the "new car smell" and the "house on the hill" for years of scrapping and saving until we could afford those things. Then again, people are simply much nicer when you appear to have money. you've found, I'm sure that if you miss a couple of days of shaving or put on an old pair of jeans with a plain shirt or maybe don't tame your hair people tend to think I may be lost, or may be a threat especially when sun retires and the stars take over for the night shift.

The reception of kindness and/or the avoidance of disdain are what breed the addiction to spending. While other media might make efforts to convince you that your actions show signs of being addicted to money which is clearly an erroneous interpretation of the habits of extraneous spending and superfluous consumption. If someone were addicted to money they would behave in a more fiscally responsible manner. People who are addicted to money must be frugal. However, if you bought a brand new car realizing that the value of the car is exponentially depleted as soon as it is driven form the sales lot, and realizing that the new car will need mechanical examination and some reconfiguration prior to being driven on a regular basis while the comparable used car maintains a value much closer to what is spent and will less likely to be in need of mechanical reconfiguration you may be addicted to spending.

If you find yourself struggling with keeping up month to month you may want to take an objective look at your spending habits to see whether the issue is that you don't have enough money or that that you simply have an abundance of things that drain the stability from your financial situation.