One of the fundamental components of sound financial management is having a budget. Where your money is going should be known to you. Successful business executives understand how crucial it is to understand their cash flows and balance sheets, thus, no successful company exists without one. And neither should you.
Doing what is necessary to provide for your family's necessities while being financially responsible. You must internalize this in order for it to happen. Your neighbors don't pay your bills, so you shouldn't let their spending patterns or the style of living they maintain influence your own.
Is saving and frugality a requirement of being financially responsible? Maybe, but only if doing so will help you avoid going into debt. On the other hand, if you are Elon Musk, you might have no trouble affording two jets. This excess may be despised by those of us with lower incomes, but that doesn't mean we should mistake it for being irresponsible with our money. Purchasing something that you can afford to pay for is not, in fact, being reckless.
Living within your means, regardless of the amount of those means, is the ultimate definition of financial responsibility. In order to establish yourself on sound financial ground, examine your financial status carefully, assess your earning and spending patterns, and make the required modifications.
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