Time Managing in a Diverse Society
Our society consists of all types of people with traditional
beliefs, modern ways, structure, gender, roles, class, and
occupations and so on. To create a time management scheme that
works we have to consider many factors, since we are involved
with other people all the time. Often our world has hidden
messages, as well as obvious resources that help us to see where
we are going with our plans. The best solution then for setting
up a time management scheme is finding out first if your goals
are obtainable and what information is available that can help
us to achieve our goals.
When we set short and long-term goals, we have to include many
factors into the scheme. For example, if you see your self in
five years living in the beautiful state of Colorado on the
mountain, in a log cabin. What plans do you need to lay out that
can help you reach this goal, and what actions do you need to
take to reach this goal? It should be obvious that you will need
financial resources to achieve this goal. Therefore, in your
time management plans you will need to include a financial
savings that will help you to achieve this goal in five years.
Sometimes we can meet our five-year goals, so we may have to
include setbacks in the plan and how we can divert another
strategy to achieve our goal. Financial obligations such as
house payments, car payments, college tuitions, bills, and so on
are obstacles and responsibilities that can delay our ability to
achieve this goal. In your time management scheme you want to
include budgeting then since if you want this goal you will have
to make sacrifices.
Budgeting
IF you do not already have a car, and plan to purchase a
car...do you need an expensive car? Expensive cars cost more for
maintenance and often are just a mechanism for showy displays.
Why not save yourself some expense and purchase a car that
offers economical savings, as well as low maintenance costs.
Insurance and car payments on expensive cars are also higher
than economical cars.
If you are paying $700-$800 per month for a car payment, and
making payments on high rated insurance polices, you are
spending a thousand you ordinarily wouldn't spend if you made a
wiser decision. Since the system is diverse many of us try to
keep up with the 'Smith and Jones," failing to realize that we
are who we are. In addition, if you have a home mortgage and
paying $700 per month, is it possible you had the mortgage long
enough that you could take out another loan that provides
resources for vacation packages, lower interest rates, lower
mortgage payments, overpayments or underpayment plans? This will
help you to repay your mortgage sooner if you make a wise
decision and not jump into another commitment spontaneously. If
you cut back on your expenses, you will see that you have more
money to save for the short-term goal you planned in your time
management strategy. If you are spending $150-$200 per month for
groceries, is it possible you could buy cheaper produces and
products to cut back on your spending? What about your selection
or attire? Are you buying clothes to impress or to dress? There
are many second-hand stores, rummages, and other sources that
offer very nice looking clothes that are affordable.
If you don't want second-hand, there are stores that offer low
cost attire and often the garments are brand names. Don't let
this diverse world influence you to spend more than you make. If
you are spending money on course to obtain a long-term goal, it
is important to cut back on expenses since tuitions are often
high. Then, we can see that sacrifices are a part of time
management as much as realizing that we all are different and
have our own budgets. Unless you are a rich individual that can
obtain your short and long-term goals right now, you will have
to learn sacrificing traits in order to achieve your goals. Time
is just as important as money, so if you are investing a lot of
your time in sports and entertainment and not making money doing
it, then you need to sit back and find a solution to increase
your time on important areas that lead you to your goal, rather
than wasting time.