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Live a Good Life During Bad Financial Times


By Sean Flynn

When too much of stress is put on the amount of money one needs to be happy then true happiness evades us and it is difficult to have a good life. Instead if we can change our attitude and find a way of living a new life with new standards then we can still find a good life.

One way of changing things around for oneself is to stop focusing on the negative side of life and looking at all the positive things we are surrounded by. This itself will give you a feeling that you have a good life and you will stop feeling that you are in a financially difficult situation.

Going to work in individual vehicles is an expensive way of doing it with the price of fuel escalating, why not try and walk part of the distance and give yourself the exercise you need and join in a pool car system the rest of the way to save on fuel. Travelling with good friends and colleagues would be a good life and you would be saving money too.

Children were waiting to buy the latest movies and watch them on their expensive TV sets. Now they can watch their favorite channels on TV and read a book which is on the movie which they wanted to see. Reading is a good habit to inculcate in children and what better time than now. This is definitely an improvement on the old lifestyle and should prove to be a good life in future.

When the economy is bad and finances are low all you have to do is to cut back on spending so that you reduce your own stress by trying to cope with the expenses. This will make you feel better and less insecure and will automatically give you a feeling that you do have a good life even now.

Do not sit down and mourn your bad times instead find ways of getting around to doing something you will enjoy and you will find that it is still a good life. Maybe you had a lot of home chores done by paying for them like mowing the lawn, shoveling snow, washing the car, try and save on all this and do it yourself.

People who have hobbies can turn these into commercial jobs. If you are good at cooking or stitching or carpentry start doing these things for others for a fee and make that little extra money to buy something which you really want to. Make use of such opportunities and you can see the good life returning.

If the recession is going to continue for a while one has to make positive plans for a better life ahead and not sit back and wonder how to manage on the meager earnings. Think of all the resources you have and jointly try and change your life style. A good life is something which one has to work towards as it does not just happen.

What you earn and how much you spend is what matters. If you earn less then try to spend less and stay within the stipulated budget. When things improve financially then you will be able to make do with a lot less and have a real good life. Always save up a nest egg for a rainy day and you will find that you will always have a good life.

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