The worst financial advice you can follow

Photo by Syd Wachs on Unsplash“Worry about it later”A classic one to start. Also known as“You’re too young to worry about all that”.“You don’t have to worry about this till later in life.”Why do I have to worry about it later in life? I don’t want to have to work. That doesn’t mean I won’t, I enjoy working when it’s things I enjoy doing, but I don’t and never will want that deadbeat classic 9 to 5 life, if I have to, I’ll do it.I don’t want to work because I need to. I want to work because I want to.The best way to stay away from this conundrum is to start early. To start thinking about getting money for things I want to do rather than things I have to do.Mac Donald’s or a ‘smaller’ job I don’t really want to do for the rest of my life is bound to catch me at some point, but I want to keep all that to a minimum and I think most people want the same.I could tell you all day about how significant it can be to think about finance as soon as possible, those who push it to one side and want there older selves to deal with all that added stress can do that if they want. It’s your financial funeral after all… but to give that out as financial advice makes my ears bleed.My own, unmodified, urge. (Also known as the consumer mindset).Peer pressure is a big thing. It made me buy stuff I didn’t desire or need, but I did it to fit in or to be in the conversation… Expensive lessons.Something that doesn’t get brought up much is the pressure you put on yourself. There are times where you use the word ‘need’ rather than…