The Struggle of Spending vs Saving

Which should you be doing?

Nadav Reis
2 min readJul 31, 2023
Woman holding shopping bags

Who the heck wants to save money? Few normal people wake up in the morning thinking about how they can save as much money as possible today.

If you are like most people (and most of us are), you enjoy spending your money FAR more than saving your money.

If spending is so much more fun, why would anyone want to save money, when they could be spending it?!?

Obviously, it’s not the emotional side of us that is trying to convince us to save. It’s the logical side that wants to think ahead about what could be in the future. It’s the logical side that knows that if we don’t put away money, we won’t have it in the future. It’s the logical side that tells us that although spending money is way more fun, how much fun is it really?!?!

The Struggle

Most people have some sort of struggle between doing what they want to do, and doing what they know is right. That’s where the battle between spending and saving comes to light.

But what most people don’t realize is that it’s not an all or non type decision. Choosing to save doesn’t mean that you have to deprive yourself. Choosing to enjoy your money also doesn’t mean that you can’t be responsible and still take care of the things you know you…

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Nadav Reis
Nadav Reis

Written by Nadav Reis

Nadav is the Financially Savvy Parent. He empowers individuals and parents young & old to have a healthy relationship with money. Head of Content.

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