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🕰️You’re Not Behind. You’re Just on Your Own Timeline.

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Wealth and Wisdom
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Comparison steals joy. Your journey moves at the perfect pace for you.
Whew. Comparison will have you feeling like you’ve messed your whole life up. You’re watching people buy houses, post vacation pics, and announce promotions. . . and suddenly you’re questioning everything.
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What you don’t see is that some of those people are 1 layoff away from losing it all. Some are silently drowning in debt or in marriages that feel like pressure cookers. You’re comparing your real life to someone else’s highlight reel.
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Your path might have detours (paying off debt, going back to school, starting therapy, helping family) but that’s not delay, that’s depth.
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You’re learning lessons most people skip.
You’re building stability, not just aesthetics.

Dollars and Sense

A client told me she felt “behind” because everyone she graduated with had homes and she was still renting. I asked her to list her wins. She’d paid off $25K in debt, started a small business, and actually had money in savings for the first time.

She looked at the list and said, “I’ve been moving, huh?” I smiled. “You’ve been moving. Just in a different direction."

Not everyone's blessings show up in photos. Sometimes the growth is quiet, like finally breathing easier when the bills are paid on time.

Write down three financial wins from the last six months. Don’t overthink it.

  • Paid off a credit card?
  • Stuck to your budget?
  • Asked for a raise or said no to a loan request?

Put those wins somewhere visible. It’s your reminder that progress doesn’t always post.

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Thinking about buying your first home but feeling unsure where to start? Join us on November 6th from 6:30–7:30 PM (virtual via Google Meet) for a free, judgment-free Q&A session. Get real answers to your questions from someone who’s been in your shoes.

Reply directly to this email and share your three wins.

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I'll hype you up personally.

Until next time,

LaQueshia Clemons

Financial Therapist, AFC®, LCSW

Founder, Freedom Life Therapy

860-517-4352

www.freedomlifetherapy.com

101 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 214, Middletown, CT 06457

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