Money

I got a right nasty surprise yesterday upon returning home. A tax bill for over 4,000 CHF.....even though my tax is deducted at source.....and the bill was from 2010!!!! Now.....I could go on about tax systems, comparison's etc.....but I would likely send myself off to sleep....and there is not enough strong coffee in the house to combat such boredom.

However.....it got me thinking.....the POWER of money....and how it can affect you. I am very lucky......I can pay this bill if I have too, my savings taking a big knock in the process. What I hate is the way it makes me feel! Unlike the past.....nowadays I am more careful, I save.....I have no debt whatsoever....so getting such a bill came as quite a surprise. So to get such a bill, when in effect I was "behaving," makes me feel sick in a way.

Then, this morning.....I have been reflecting some more. As my dear Mother would say to me...."Oliver.....you just have to get on with things. Crying over it will not make the situation any better." And  how right she is. My Mother gives simple, direct advice.....never one for long discussions on feelings. Not because she has none, but more that she is from the time whereby you had to learn to take a knock on the chin....get up and start again......for in effect....there was no other choice.

So...taking my Mother's stance.....I am going to say to myself that this is just money. I can still live, pay my bills, eat....clothe myself.....and that I can rebuild my savings....albeit with the extra knowledge that I may need to put in that little extra, just in case the past becomes the future.

I love you Mam.