Thread by @StephenStorey

#IA

You deserve the success you seek, you also deserve to have the benefits that come with success

A good bank account, a stable social and family life etc etc

What I want to talk about today specifically is the money portion of success

All too often I see students and other IA's myself included go on to make great money each paycheck but find a way to lose the money through bad habits.

Here's what those habits look like

1) Inability to say no to family and friends when they ask for money.

This is the financial equivalent to a death by 1000 cuts. That $50 here $20 there starts to add up after a few months. We gotta learn to say no if we want to keep the fruits of our labor

2) Eating out/Ordering out Y'all have no idea how many times I justified spending $20 on breakfast $30 on lunch and $50 on dinner because I felt like I deserved it because I was working so hard.

3) Trying to get out of debt TOO FAST I understand you want to pay back your debts but the issue arises when you have a 3 month deployment and you pay back all of your debts. You're feeling good and the deployment is over and you have less than $1k in your account.

Ask me how I know this situation

I've been there before and I hated to be in that situation

That's why I hope you all take heed to this email so you can avoid being

All of these things can add up to wreck your bank account

As always I hope this helps