Most goals require money and it is necessary to plan for them financially. But one can get too obsessive that way.
It is good to have parallel goals that will make one feel good accomplishing and would not require money to achieve.
I will make a serious effort towards one of mine: studying Mandarin.
I am taking classes 3 hours a week (free from my employer) but need to spend more time studying at home.
My major money-related goal is to save enough for a fun year of studying and traveling in China. (and not working!)
I also hope to go this year for 3 weeks (pending employer approval).
I can maximize what I get out of it by getting my level as high as I can before going. (And it is not easy).
Need for goals unrelated to money
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I had no idea how hard it would be when I started. Because I learned English in 6 months I thought I had linguistic talents. Ha!