In today’s blog post I’m going to do something a little different. I’m going to do a little update about how my journey is going and then we’re going to delve into some of the information that is out there on the internet about financial independence and emotional spending. And there is a lot. Quick disclaimer: I am not a financial expert. 

Christmas. It is notoriously an expensive time of the year. Fortunately, we have quite a low key Christmas. We (my partner Marcus and I) had a lovely meal (several in fact) and enjoyed each others company. We visited family and exchanged gifts. So my expenses were higher over this month than usual. But there are a couple of things that help to keep things under control.

It’s the first week of taking charge of my financial situation and that means taking my head out of the sand and facing up to the reality of the situation.

When I sat down to think about what I want to manifest in my life and to reflect on where I am at the moment I became very aware that I generally have this feeling of disorganisation running through my life. I can be a bit scatty and a bit all over the place and not really feel a sense of time. I just drift. For whatever reason I have this disorganisation of my house, my routine, my life and the big one is of my finances.

I felt that feeling. I thought about not sharing it. I asked myself, what’s the worst that can happen? No-one listens maybe. Or people criticise me. What is the worst that can happen of not doing it? Have you felt this fear too?

Have you ever felt like a fraud? Like you’re not ‘blank’ enough to do x. Not experienced enough, qualified enough, smart enough etc. etc. Well then you’ve experienced imposter syndrome. I think to be honest we’ve all felt like that at some point in our lives. But what’s it actually about, why do we experience it and can it ever be a good thing?