How Do You Reward Yourself?
March 15, 2009 – 6:11 pmAs I move towards my personal goals I’m always on the lookout for a way to reward myself that is congruent with my goal. For example, when working to pay of my debts, it’s not in my best interest to reward myself by spending a bunch of money. Likewise with health and fitness goals the best way to reward myself should not include going out to eat as a reward, because the reward isn’t congruent with my goal.
What do you do to reward yourself? For me it’s hard to find a reward that doesn’t require spending money. Perhaps a better approach is to do something nice for yourself that doesn’t require a lot of money. For me I think buying books (used) or perhaps saving up to make a purchase would be a good idea. I’ve actually been saving up my fun money for a little while for when I go to my cities used book sale at the end of this month. Beyond that I’m not sure what a reward would look like.
There’s also something to be said for taking a breather once in a while on your goals. I’ve heard Dave Ramsey say that taking a pause between steps 3 and 4 (full emergency fund and saving for retirement) is fine provided it doesn’t steer you off course. You can only stay super-intense for so long before you burn out.
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3 Responses to “How Do You Reward Yourself?”
I generally like to reward myself with putting a bit more cash into savings. I really like having it there for the sake of having it.
However we did just take an impromptu family vacation over the weekend and that was pretty rewarding as well. It did require spending money but was also more rewarding than just buying an expensive new toy.
By Matt on Mar 16, 2009