I can be either a Hare or a Tortoise depending on the circumstances.
I was in an unfortunate situation when I got my divorced and was surprised with a 60k debt that I had to repay back myself. I was a definite hare when it came to paying off the debts. I worked three jobs and lived on the basic essentials until every penny of the debts were paid in full.
While I had the desires to keep going on what I was doing after the debts were paid off to accumulate my savings just as intensive... I just couldn't keep on going.
I am now re-married and seek a balance between work and my home/social life. I strive on savings for both my husband and I but not with the same aggressiveness as when I was paying off my debts. So now I am a tortoise. I need to borrow some of those speed pills from PrincessPerky!
If I remained single, I may have saved more but not much. I am finding that I strive in life better when I seek passions, trying new things, meeting new people and etc
Of course I would be in a much better financial position if I had not had such an unfortunate set-back but life is short.
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