They said, “why not consider the savings a gift from your former self?” Hmm. That was interesting. I could be grateful to “achiever Paul” for making this money and giving me the chance to reinvent myself. I loved the idea and I’m not sure why it worked, but in that moment, I gave myself permission to enjoy my life much more. While employed, my savings was for retirement, something I wasn’t supposed to enjoy until I was 65 years old. But now I asked myself, “Why wait?!”
