These days I have been slowly accepting the fact that I am old and getting older. I am 31 years old. I have reached that number where I can't call myself a young adult anymore. I'm a full grown adult. And its scary.
At the age of 31, I realized theres just so many things happening in your life. You want to start taking care of your parents. You want to travel more. You want to have assets. You want to save up for marriage. You also want to shop more.
And with my so little income, its just too hard to prioritize. Right now, I can't even afford to have a savings account!
I wanted to start saving up for more travels. I love traveling and I want to visit more countries. My friends has been going to places without me. To be very honest, I feel left out. My mom has been telling me that traveling can wait. You can do that when you're old. Plus, I have already traveled quiet a lot when I was studying in the UK. But I don't know my circumstances when I'm old. I might be too poor then. Or too sick to even move.
I could use my money to save up and buy a car or a house. I mean, assets are important to keep. I can't be using my mom's old, old, super old car forever and everyone owns a car at my age. Even my younger sister has her own car. Plus, I have to start thinking about buying a house when I'm still young.
Saving up for marriage is also important. Not that I'm marrying anyone anytime soon. I don't even have a boyfriend. I always say that marriage is not a priority at the moment, but when the time comes to settle down, I want to be able to afford it. I don't want to burden my families. I want to be able to pay for all those ceremonies my self. At my age, I can't expect my dad to pay for my hantaran or my wedding dress!
Another important thing to keep in mind is, my parents are getting older. I want to give them the comfort in life. They have a working child now. I should be able to pay for all their medical bills. Their groceries. I should be able to fly them for holidays. Treat them dinner every now and then. But I still can't do all this! I'm still highly depending on my parents.
So how do I prioritize? Which is more important? What should I save up for?
I don't know.
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