Will things work out before this year runs out?

There are times when I see the financial goals people set for themselves and it almost feels like an overly exaggerated target. I know people are allowed to go wild when setting such plans for themselves and this is probably why someone who hardly earns $50 a month can start the year and have it as a target to save $ 500,000 before the end of the year.

There is nothing wrong with that, right? More power to y'all, as far as I'm concerned. However, I just can't stop myself from seeing some financial goals as overly exaggerated goals because I know how hard you need to work to make $1 in my part of the world. It's no joke out here and I believe I've reached a point in my life where I try to set reasonable goals for myself.

As you already know, this year which is still as fresh as yesterday is already coming to an end. Yeah, we just walked into the latter third of the year and it's time to talk about the things I'm yet to achieve in the goals I have for the year. I'm thinking hard right now...

Let's start with what I've achieved so far.

Part of the main plan I had while getting into this year was to pay my rent as soon as possible. I don't enjoy being indebted to anyone for whatever reason and my rent was a top priority because I don't particularly live in a cheap place and I wouldn't want a situation where I would have to try and use words to wiggle my way out instead of paying at the due time.

Interestingly, the moment I started to save up for the rent, something urgent happened that warranted travelling and spending a huge amount of my earnings. If I'm not mistaken, everything I earned in January was spent on those unforeseen expenses. It was rough however, by the time my rent expired in the second quarter of this year, I was financially ready so I paid for another yearly rent.

Aside from the rent stuff, I also planned to look into international travel opportunities. I got a few and followed them relentlessly. A huge chunk of this year has been devoted to that and it's a pity that nothing has been able to work as planned. The results I get each time I try have not been nearly as inspiring as I anticipated. It's been quite disappointing and I'm soaking in the disappointing results like a champ.

Will things work out before this year runs out?

I genuinely wish things would work out. I mean, 4 months is no joke and I know that a lot can still happen within this period. It will be nice to just hope for things to work out and I'm quite hopeful, but the tough reality that I have to deal with is that whatever is happening would most likely not happen this year.

All the facts are pointing in that direction and it's sad to face that. However, I genuinely don't see myself relocating from my country to another within what's left of this year. I'm still ready to be surprised though and I'm still making relentless effort.

On the part of Finance, my finances are improving and expenses are unsurprisingly increasing as well. Haha. This is truly a crazy era in human history.

Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop Or Comma.
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