Al Duncan | Passing Conversation: Your Plans

The Fourth, Your Plans, and the Guest of the Day.

So how was your Fourth of July? Were you off? Back to work already? Or maybe you were working on the Fourth. Next time tell them that Al said you deserve the day off!

And if you were the one who had to clean up after the cookout...thank God for people like you because I hate cleaning up. I know, I know. That's terrible, right? I didn't say I wouldn't clean up. I just can't stand it.

Read this quote and then I'll tell you a story, okay?

“If you don’t have a plan for yourself, you’ll be part of someone else’s.” -American proverb

A few weeks before the 4th of July I asked someone I just recently met, “What are your plans for the Fourth?”

He responded with such detail and precision that I could clearly picture how his entire day would be. Immediately I decided to mess with his head a little bit.

I asked him, “So, what are your plans for financial freedom?”

“Huh?”, he responded with a confused look on his face. “Money ain’t everything, you know.”

I’m thinking fair enough. “That’s true but it sure has an effect on everything, right?” He nodded his head and I continued. “What are your plans for retirement?”

“Well, you know, I um…got a little something going on. But um…well you know I’m still kind of young. I…I…I got time to get on that retirement thing.” And then he proceeded to tell me more about his plans for the holiday.

I have to confess that it wasn’t all that long ago that I probably would’ve responded in similar fashion so I feel for the guy.

But c’mon now. That’s ridiculous when you think about it. Anytime you have a holiday planned out better than your financial future there’s a BIG problem. So…

What are your plans?

On another note, a few weeks ago...

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