Mark Evans reflects on obsessing over saving $2.99 plus tax as a kid, a habit rooted in growing up poor that cost him happiness. He learned to distinguish between dollars that make money and dollars that don't, realizing the difference depends on your plan.
Sometimes people are so focused. I was very focused back in, but I was focused on the wrong thing, you know? What's the maximum save? $3. I need to take all that energy. Well, here's the thing. Is too late. It stole my happiness in the moment. I literally sold my happiness for the day for $2.99. How up is that? Plus tax. Yeah, that was just the preserving money mindset, right? Well, no, for me, what it was is, dude, I grew up poor. I grew up, like, small town. And, like, every penny counted. Every dollar. Not every dollar is equal. I have dollars making me dol also have dollars that are not making me dollars. Which one's the most important? They're both different. It depends on what my plan is, my vision with the dollars.
