Growing up and in my early adulthood, I couldn’t actually see past the tip of my nose when it came to critical things in life.
It was all about immediate gratification and living in the moment the way I wished.
Now there is definitely nothing wrong with living in the moment. I think the more present I can be, the better off I am dealing with life altogether. But back then, I don’t think I could really see the value of the long term. Like spending money on the Heating and A/C machine every year to ensure that the Heating and A/C machine had an extended operating life would have been pretty crazy to me. I’m glad that by the time I became a homeowner, I realized that there were such things as long term investments and dedications. When I signed that 30 year mortgage, it got me smart to think more long term for sure. That ended up spilling over to my new residence as well. Part of the deal with buying that first residence was that I had to substitute the Heating and A/C machine. When I bought one that was a higher tier model and incredibly efficient, I spent a fairly huge amount of money. Fortunately, I was smart enough to follow that up with consistent semi annual Heating and A/C preventive service. Eventually, I bought another residence. But, I kept that first starter residence as rental income. And that too ended up being a pretty great investment. It’s been just over 25 years since I had that first Heating and A/C machine installed. And it’s still running beautifully. I’ll have to start thinking about replacing it before too much longer though. But the very idea that I may get 30 years of flawless service from a Heating and A/C machine is amazing to me.
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