A coach argues that American culture trains us to consume more than we create. Instead of strict budgeting, he pushes people to shift focus: stop cutting costs and start building value. Budgeting has a place, but it's not the path to intentional living.
So the fact that we as Americans have been conditioned for God knows how many years now to consume more than we create. We've been conditioned to consume in every area of our life. That means take more than we create. This shows up in every area of our lives whether we care to admit it or not. So in my practice, when I'm coaching folks, this is the biggest thing that I focus on, and I don't do it the traditional way. And even Travis and I are in alignment with this. The traditional way of attacking American consumerism is becoming the complete opposite of that, where they use the words budget, right? And cutting off things as fast as humanly possible. Now, there is a place for this, no doubt, but it's not an end goal. It's not an endgame strategy
