January 25, 2015 Danielle Vincent

Things I Have Learned in 40 Years

Now that I am a wise old person, my friend asked me to let him know "when I figured it all out."

Here's what I told him:

Life is too short to argue with shitty, small-minded people
Life is not long enough to spend time with all the really awesome people
Despite credit scores being totally bullhshit, they are actually very important. No matter where you start, a good credit score is only 7 years and a lot of automatic bill payments away.
The IRS is a lot more patient and awesome than they get credit for
Get regular maintenance done on your car
It's ok to let people and things go if they aren't working for you, no matter how long of a history you have
A book/business/career/weight loss program is more about the tiny decisions every day than it is about any big decision. Commitment is a lie unless it's a commitment applied consistently
Goals without routines are dreams, routines without goals are futile wastes of time
Even if you're a mess 70% of the time (or 90%), people will usually forgive you if you're a nice person (but credit agencies will not)
Other people are going to be a mess 70% (or 90%) of the time, and you can forgive them if they're good people (but not if they're assholes)
It probably really is just a cold