Money Date No. 13: Post-Thanksgiving peace
Auntie gift shopping, fundraiser update, overdue taxes and being realistic about financial goals
Post-Thanksgiving, I’m rejuvenated (as much as one can be in a season where we experience 15 hours of darkness each day). It tends to be my favorite holiday of the year, because it comes with time off and, for me, no family-of-origin obligations. This is “deer season” in central Wisconsin, which means some of the men in my family spend Thanksgiving week freezing in tree stands in the woods while the rest of us enjoy peaceful harvest meals in our separate homes.
Thanksgiving, for me, means a morning of quiet writing work, cooking a tiny dinner from a vegan menu I crafted in 2020, enjoying it with just my partner, and watching Netflix Christmas movies with zero shame. Then it’s three days off for more quiet work and relaxing, while I unsubscribe from a bunch of Black Friday emails. And ignoring my apps, because all the podcasters and newsletter writers are taking the week off.
This holiday each year reminds me of how much I love the work I do when it’s not mired in the stress of deadlines, emails and social media noise. It gives me a framework for how I truly want to craft my days. It’s a great catalyst for new year’s resolutions to move me closer toward this way of living and working.
What is a time when you get to enjoy exactly the kind of day you wish you could have every day? How can you incorporate some of that into your day-to-day life now?
💡 Inspired by a Healthy Rich contributor, a money date is an exercise I crafted for You Don’t Need a Budget. Subscribers can follow along in a private space after the paywall, and I encourage you to steal my questions to guide your own reflections!
What’s the most joyful thing you did with money this week?
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