Chapter 5. What Can You Afford to Do? (Economic Reality! Ugh!!)
We have looked at three questions so far in this diagnostic journey:
• What do you want to do?
• What do you like to do?
• What can you do?
Now you have to realistically look at what you can afford to do. To quote the theme song from the TV show “The Apprentice”: “Money, money, money, money!!!” It is a topic none of us wants to discuss, but it is a real issue that must be tackled.
By way of introduction to this discussion, I want to refer to what I wrote in the last chapter about money as a restriction.
Money (or lack thereof) is a big obstacle to overcome. Whether it’s the economic condition of the society, the economic demands of your family, the economic requirements to make ...
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