Money is Contrary to Life

Lately I've been thinking rather than posting. My thoughts were such that as soon as they were completed, they departed, and I couldn't convince them to go through my fingers into the keys. But before I say anything more, let me update you on Alison.

She continues to feel good. There have been two signs that I've drawn more hope from than any other. The first sign is six weeks without transfusion. That ended Friday, when we learned her hemoglobin and platelettes were really low, and had to beg the nurse at the transfusion center to stay late on a Friday so that Alison wouldn't have to check into 24hr operations at the hospital for a transfusion over the weekend (they require you to stay for observation because there is no "well, we can just go in first thing tomorrow.") The second sign is that she's actually putting on weight. Before, neither content nor quantity could help her weight loss. Now she's actually gained 10 lbs back. She looks really fit. Her next chemotherapy session will likely be delayed a week, because the doctor feels that her platelettes need time to recuperate.

Back on thoughts. I finally got one to transfer, and that thought is that life theory is very different than money theory. I was looking at my newest and most fabulous birthday present, seen below, when I thought about having to save for something bigger. I never do. I generally spend every penny. I spend it right when I get it. That's better than spending pennies beforehand, right?

But I know proper money theory says it's better to save for bigger things than to buy several small things. In other words, you'll get more from saving for a real vacation rather than having a daily vacation at Dairy Queen. That's how money works, but that's not how life works. We can't save it. It's perishable and not guaranteed. So we're supposed to enjoy it as we receive it, which means each second.

It means now.