![]() That does not mean that obsessing over money/taking out credit cards to fund a lavish lifestyle/trying to social climb when you do not have the checking account that goes with it. ![]() Like, congratulations, some of your social group is going to be making more money than you. There is a difference between being budget-conscious and making the most of what you earn, and having caviar tastes on a canned tuna budget. (Are there actually people out there who decide that a sufficient portion of their friends have gotten engaged on Facebook that they now have to force their SO into a similar engagement? I mean, I hope not.) Essentially, the “I Am So Jealous Of My Friends’ Life Choices” game is one you can never win, and playing it ages you in a way constant sunbathing couldn’t compare to. The real problem with deciding that it is “time” for you to be doing certain things in your personal life is that, even if you settle on exactly what it is that you want, it’s not like you’re going to be able to force things to happen the way you want them to. In fact, the moment you start looking around at your friends and decide that if you’re not properly “keeping up” with their lifestyle, is the moment you have officially turned in your “I’m youthful and living my own life the way I see fit” card. PLOT TWIST: This has no actual bearing on your life. ![]() So someone on your news feed is getting married/having kids. You’re comparing yourself to what everyone else is doing with their personal lives.
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