I recently saw an old Simpsons episode where Homer apparently paid off all of his immediate debt, or something like that, and on that first day he decided to quit his long time job in a blunt and daring way as in his mind he didn’t need it anymore. Was an old but funny episode.
This got me thinking because I see this kind of thing in different forms all the time. For example, someone could be having some kind of financial issue and so they decide to take action by doing various things to generate more income. Once they pay off their obligations, they simply stop doing what appeared to be working well for them as they mention that they simply don’t need it at that moment anymore. When they get into another money crunching situation, they then continue doing it again.
For myself, if I see something that is generating a positive return I would be inclined to continue dong it as oppose to stopping right away unless I found another method that was better. I think this is one of the things that has definitely helped me in terms of having no financial debt as you are constantly building up more resources which helps you in future opportunities as well since it is kind of like you are pre-doing a certain task so that it won’t be an issue later.
This is true in business too such as how many times a small business will get enough to satisfy one’s living and they then close their doors until they need it again. Other people though would want to find a way to continue the flow as it doesn’t hurt to build up a good nest and that not needing it is simply a bonus in terms of a stress relief as oppose to a reason to stop or continue. If you have all the energy and the opportunity is there, you may as well do something with it I’d say.