Saving For What? Your True Currency and How You Spend it

November 4th, 2021

By Robin Rainbow Gate

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

I have realized I am a saver. Frugality gone haywire.

Sometimes I have dreams in which I want to go somewhere but I don’t believe I have, or am not willing to invest what is required in order to get there.

The other night I had one of those dreams again. I woke up with inner disturbance.

In the dream, I was ready to go back to school, only it was a journey to get there. I didn’t have my own transportation. I was trying to figure out how I would get there. I remembered the school bus from when I was in high school, but I didn’t know if that was feasible. Riding my bike was doable but would be a lot of energy and time. School was a distance away; in order to arrive in time, I’d have to leave very early and I might arrive late or not even make it. I was asking some people if they’d drive me – I was depending on others to get me to where it was time for me to go, and they weren’t offering.What is this not wanting to spend in order to get what I want?

Fear of Running Out

I do have a fear of running out of money, of not having enough.

I’ve been frugal for so long, that I don’t even consider some activities that would require what for me is an uncomfortable amount of money.

On one hand, I believe in honoring my feelings and trusting them. If I’m not comfortable, I’m not comfortable. Lately, I’ve been up front about this with certain friends in this regard; when I’m invited to meet for lunch or for a daytime expedition, I share clearly my limits and needs. I don’t proclaim an absolute “No,” but I do express the desire to find activities that cost little (to me) or no money. There are so many of them. For me, simply sitting together on the grass somewhere, or in a garden, or on a park bench, is lovely and perfectly satisfying.

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Also by Robin Rainbow Gate:

• Outrageousness at Midlife and Beyond: Creative Dissonance and Your Inner Hag
• When Mothers Forgive Themselves: Tips for Adult Daughters on Not Getting What You (Still!) Want
• Healing Your Relationship with Winter…and All That It Implies
• Home Decoration, Altars and Magic: 8 Steps to Beautifying Your Home While Attracting What You Value, Appreciate and Desire

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