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Fulfillment Curve

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Mortgage and Lending with FIT Money Management

 

Fulfillment Curve

Have you ever considered the Fulfillment Curve?

The Fulfillment Curve for personal finances show the relationship between the experience of fulfimllment and the amount of money we spend to get that fulfillment. 

The truth is there exists an inverse relationship between the constant pursuit of more, more, more and the experience of fulfillment. Obvious example, eat enough lobster and it begins to taste like soap. Eat too much and our bodies will spew it out in overload!

Learning the principle of Enough, that perfect spot in the FC where you are satisfied without the least bit addition of anxiety or discomfort, is profoundly powerful in your experience of life. 

The consequence of not doing this exercise is ever decreasing returns for your hard earned money, and thus the demand for more and more to be labored for and spent.

There is only one way to truly know your peak fulfillment and that is to track your expenditures in detail. Only when we are conscious of our spending can we make the conscious decision of what to do with it. What you will likely find will surprise you. Many times categories that carry the most fulfillment for you will be under funded and categories you really could care less about are over funded. 

 

Start to track every expense, every day. Once every two weeks or so tally the expenses in categories and decide if the amount spent is in line with your values, priorities, wants and needs. 

For specifics and best practices to make this work feel free to shoot me an email at financialpeacecommunity@gmail.com

Posted by

Joseph Arroyo

501 Independence Pkwy Ste 103

Chesapeake, VA 23320

Ph. (757) 202-8189

Fx. (757) 321-3133

financialpeacecommunity@gmail.com

 

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Li Read
Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC
Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

What a terrific post...it's about accountability, right?   And not about satiety.

Oct 04, 2010 07:09 AM
Joseph Arroyo
FIT Money Management - Virginia Beach, VA

Thanks!

Actually both. What you find is that true fulfillment, the peak of the curve, is reached far earlier when we are aware and accountable of what we are doing and why. Otherwise we blow right past the peak without ever realizing we were there and never taking a moment to enjoy. We wrongly surmise more fulfillment must come from "more". 

How cool would it be to force each dollar spent to produce a peak return without a single dollar wasted?!

Oct 04, 2010 08:04 AM
Sergio Rebollo Jr.
Real Estate TeamMates - Miami, FL

Welcome to ActiveRain. This is a great community to network with others as well a great place to learn from other's experiences and knowledge. I've enjoyed it; I hope you enjoy it as well.

Oct 10, 2010 02:00 PM