Sunday, July 11, 2010
Pay Day
First payday came!
Logging on to my ibanking, the first feeling was happiness. 7 working days and pay come already! The amount was quite substantial too, so I was happy.
But after a few stares, suddenly the amount became just a number.
"The number does not have any meaning unless you do something with it" - That was the thought that appeared in my mind right after.
There I went, doing the very adult things. Called up OCBC to ask about the repayment of the tuition fee loan. Pondered about what amount/how to give dad. Drawn out some money to pass to Da Gu to contribute to family expenses.
Suddenly that number dwindled/seems that it will dwindle in a few days, and I started to lament how slow that 'number' was growing again.
Age of instant gratification. Age of impatience.
Patience, young one.
I'm very good at calculating, it's almost first nature to me. Whenever I see numbers I just want to punch in that calculator and start calculating, I'm well trained. But after all that calculation of numbers, I have to learn to put value into those numbers. And it isn't easy, I guess.
Too high an utility to reach, too limiting the budget constraint.
That's why it's always:
max U s.t. expenditure<$x.
Right now is uni spending with adult stress.
I have to be patient, after x years, I can't revert back to uni stress, but hopefully I can upgrade to adult spending.
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