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When we are kids, we grow up, at least me, by the “a penny saved, a penny earned”. Our parents taught us to be aware about what we do with our money, although not having many pennies earned. All the “big” amount of money we had was from our grands and family give-aways. Christmas, birthdays and a few other occasions made our pocket-account a bit more adult. Children are easy to surprise and the few pennies you give them is such a great treasure. Buying the first gum or the first lolly is that exciting as feeling the adult world.
When we looking forward to turn adulthood world, and by that I mean earn real-job worth money, we get mad. We compare the first “big amount” we had when we were a child and the new one, we just blow up. Our likes changes in time and it does also the cost of the items we buy.
We earn money, we spend money, then we earn more money and of course we spend it, and it spins all over again until the circle stops in earnings. When there is no more incomes, what we should do? Dad and Mum taught us how to save our “earned” money, but not what happens after having a zero o red numbers bank-account when all the money earned is spent and no job on the way. Of course they told us: “When there is no money left, there is no more money left”. Thank you, that helped when the money was just for buying some candies, but not when we have to pay the everyday food and there is no more incomes.
And there comes when we struggle and try plans to recover what we had, bank credits, mortgage... Therefore, we actually realise what it costs the independent adulthood life.
