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Jes · 06-08-2007, 04:13 PM

I'm not in the least bit disciplined (well, maybe moreso than my friends ... but they're all potheads). But that quote is true.

I find that I was most disciplined when I was making the most money. It's so easy for me to manage things when I don't have to worry about cost. Not that I was careless with my money back then, but now I have to micromanage every penny I make and budget absolutely every expense otherwise I'll go broke. When I could purchase things on a whim (oh, that $30 office supply will REALLY enhance my productivity!), I got a lot more done. Because I didn't have to slow everything down and find the best price and yada yada.

An example: I just started a small business, and that's great, but I'd be able to get so much more done if I just had the money to hire a manager for this task, or a lawyer for another, etc. There's one project I'm working on now, and it's going to cost around $5k. And I KNOW that if I allow the budget for the project to be the full $5k, it'd be easy to get done. BUT, if I pennypinch and spend another month researching prices and people, I can probably do the project equally as good for $2500. That means another $2500 for marketing. But what a friggin' headache it is to do all that pinching! I could have the project done TOMORROW if I just had the extra cash!

Ugh.

06-08-2007, 04:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164	I'm not in the least bit disciplined (well, maybe moreso than my friends ... but they're all potheads). But that quote is true. I find that I was most disciplined when I was making the most money. It's so easy for me to manage things when I don't have to worry about cost. Not that I was careless with my money back then, but now I have to micromanage every penny I make and budget absolutely every expense otherwise I'll go broke. When I could purchase things on a whim (oh, that $30 office supply will REALLY enhance my productivity!), I got a lot more done. Because I didn't have to slow everything down and find the best price and yada yada. An example: I just started a small business, and that's great, but I'd be able to get so much more done if I just had the money to hire a manager for this task, or a lawyer for another, etc. There's one project I'm working on now, and it's going to cost around $5k. And I KNOW that if I allow the budget for the project to be the full $5k, it'd be easy to get done. BUT, if I pennypinch and spend another month researching prices and people, I can probably do the project equally as good for $2500. That means another $2500 for marketing. But what a friggin' headache it is to do all that pinching! I could have the project done TOMORROW if I just had the extra cash! Ugh.