> [!tldr] Set aside a stock of resources for the main thing *before* using discretion. There's an idea in finance that, *before you do **anything** with your money*, you should "pay yourself first". Here "Pay Yourself" means "put away in savings". The idea is that **before** you start making decisions, you have already covered [[Priorities|the one priority]]. [[Put First Things First]]. **** # More ## Source - I can't remember