EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact
In a scene described by economists as “the financial equivalent of a tennis match” local woman Sam Owens has found herself yet again taking money from her GoalSaver account and into her Everyday account, it’s reported.
It’s alleged Sam, 29, set out to finally get her finances under control, determined to build up her savings for a dream trip to Europe.
Armed with a carefully crafted budget and a high-interest GoalSaver account, she felt unstoppable.
That is, until a week later when she realised she needed that new dress, a “weekend getaway” was suddenly essential, and “I’ll just move a little bit back for now” became her new mantra.
Every payday, Sam says she dutifully transfers a chunk of her salary into her GoalSaver account, patting herself on the back and imagining herself sipping cappuccinos in Paris. But within days—sometimes hours—her brain suddenly remembers an urgent expense she forgot about.
“I don’t know how it happens!” Sam said, shaking her head in disbelief while reviewing her latest string of bank transfers, “I’ll put $200 in the GoalSaver, and then by Thursday, there I am, transferring $175 back into the Everyday account because my friend is having one of those set menu birthday dinners.
It also doesn’t help that Sam tends to adopt ‘nihilistic’ thinking to excuse her spending habits.
“Suddenly I’m aware I’m just living on a floating rock and I only live once, oh, and I’ll never have a house anyway so what’s the point of saving?!”
“Seems futile, doesn’t it?”
More to come.
