Don't get ahead of yourself?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="write">write</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sicily">Sicily</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="unrealistic">unrealistic</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discouraging">discouraging</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="giddy">giddy</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="necessities">necessities</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Set">Set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sicily">Sicily</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p><span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="school">school</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sicily">Sicily</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>.</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="literal">literal</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="risking">risking</span> <span word="stumbling">stumbling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>.</p>
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