A lot of the suggestions and tools that I and others provide is geared towards understanding your finances. It suggests measuring, monitoring, tracking, predicting and budgeting your money in various degrees of detail.

That’s a super-useful toolset for diagnosing a problem and designing a solution.

I would argue, however, that too much focus on budgeting, tracking and spend control can lead to a scarcity mindset. This will hold you back if you let it govern your goal-setting or decision-making.

I’ve fallen into this trap in the past, and I think it’s important that you be aware of it.