Some people give their GPS a name (for you non-techies that's global positioning system, i.e., navigation). Since it talks to you, I guess it's kind of like having a friend in the car. Maybe that's why some of us give it a name.
I gave my GPS a name just the other day. But it wasn't an endearing name. After I told her to take me to a certain location, and ended up on the opposite end of town, I didn't have too much affection for my techno co-pilot. A sexist expletive flew from my tongue. I trusted her to get me somewhere and she failed me.
Had I prepared in advance, and actually mapped out my destination, I would have known by certain benchmarks along the way that I was not headed in the right direction - and could have corrected my path.
SimpleEconomicsTM principle #2 is "Where are you going?" Financially, of course. Do you have a financial road map? If you don't, you just may end up in an area of town you really don't want to be in.
There are certain benchmarks along the way that you can follow, but you first have to set them up.
By-the-way, I apologized to my GPS. I admitted that it was I who failed to plan. She didn't say anything. In fact, she's still not talking to me.
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