"The True Cost of Life: Exploring the Price We Pay"

Due to my profession, I observe how other people live. This is a very intimate knowledge, like peeking into a keyhole with permission. At one of the recent sessions, we discussed how, with what, and for what we pay for everything in life. Many options come to mind: Time Money Emotions Intellectual efforts Safety and comfort Health, etc.

Absolutely everything in life will have to be paid for with something from this list. For example, if I want to live in a clean apartment, I must either clean it myself (time, health) or hire a cleaner (money) or make someone close to me clean (emotional and intellectual efforts).

If cleaning is more or less straightforward, what we get and what we pay for in relationships is a much more complicated question. To avoid disputes about who is right and who is wrong in relationships with others, let's start with the question about the relationship with oneself.

What are you willing to invest in your life, and what do you want to achieve as a result of these investments?

Part 2

Last time, I wrote that we pay for absolutely everything in this life, but some methods of "payment" many do not take seriously. Most often, payment is understood as money: paid a lot - spent, found a way to pay less - saved.

Very often, we notice the money spent, but the time, nerves, and health spent do not seem to count.

Where does this come from? From family history, of course! I still remember rationed products and huge kilometre-long lines for sugar. Was there a choice? Not really... Want to drink sweet tea with homemade cookies or cook jam for the winter - stand in line.

Time has passed, much has changed, but old behaviour models have persisted. In our pursuit to save money, we sometimes do not consider how much energy, strength, and even life we ​​spend instead of green paper.

Which of your resources are you willing to part with easily, and which ones do you only spend in extreme cases?

"The Cost of Life: Investing in Yourself and Your Relationships"