Remember old-fashioned teeter-totters? The kind made from a wobbly wooden board? As a child, I’d spread my arms wide and stand in the middle of the board with one foot on each side, swaying back and forth, trying to balance and suspend both ends above the ground. I guess it was the closest I could come to surfing a big wave in my Michigan hometown.
You’re the kid on the playground when making decisions about money and life. One end of your teeter-totter is today; the other is tomorrow. With every choice to save or spend, work or play, eat well or splurge, you’re trying to balance your teeter-totter, living a great life now while holding out the possibility for a great life later on.
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