{"id":3231,"date":"2021-12-16T18:39:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T02:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:39:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T02:39:34","slug":"why-budgets-arent-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/why-budgets-arent-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Budgets Aren&#8217;t Real"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" data-attachment-id=\"3232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/why-budgets-arent-real\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962.jpg?fit=2000%2C1189&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1189\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-marishalaugh-9647962\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962.jpg?fit=1024%2C609&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962.jpg?resize=1024%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962.jpg?resize=1024%2C609&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962.jpg?resize=300%2C178&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-marishalaugh-9647962.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if people had the appropriate budget for things and they just told us how much it was and we told them, &#8220;Yes!&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular readers of my blog may notice that I don&#8217;t believe in entertainment budgets for most things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, I want to buy shoes to run a marathon. There are several running shoes that cost $50, so I set my budget for shoes at $50. Then, I realize I need arch support. I research it and it&#8217;s complicated. Some shoes say they have good arch support, but don&#8217;t actually. I&#8217;ll need to spend at least $75 to get dependable arch support. Then, my running coach tells me I need a certain responsiveness in my sole or I will mess up my hips in a long race. So, I&#8217;ll need to spend at least $130 to get the ones recommended by my coach. What do I do? I change my budget because&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>My budget was just a guess in the first place<\/li><li>I looked at the market and determined my budget was wrong<\/li><li>I had an expert I trusted tell me that the budget was wrong<\/li><li>I realized sticking to my budget would cost me more in the &#8220;long run.&#8221;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget doesn&#8217;t have to go up only. If we are trying to serve our clients, we might be able to save them money when they guess wrong about their budgets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if people had the appropriate budget for things and they just told us how much it was and we told them, &#8220;Yes!&#8221; Regular readers of my blog may notice that I don&#8217;t believe in entertainment budgets for most things. For example, I want to buy shoes to run a marathon. 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