Play Now & Pay Later VS. Pay Now & Play Later

Donovan Vogel
6 min readJun 9, 2017

“I’ve never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind and the discipline. I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour — this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear — is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle — victorious.” — Vince Lombardi

This isn’t rocket science now folks. There are two paths that people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.

There’s a war going on inside, outside, on social media, in front of our very own eyes and between some of our best friends. That war’s between what people are saying, doing and the actions they either are or are not taking. And to be completely honest, I’ve found myself experiencing this same battle too. I’d be foolish to say that I haven’t. However, I’ve taken the path of most resistance by paying for it now in order to play later.

And, when I say play later, allow me to define what I mean by that. Play for me is the ability to have time & financial freedom. The time to spend with the people I love the most, which are my mother & father. Financial freedom being free from the high debt burden myself & our society faces. In addition to…

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Donovan Vogel
Donovan Vogel

Written by Donovan Vogel

Philadelphia based teaching financial literacy | Prospering all other hours | Writer | Lifter | Reader | Traveler | Freedom & Wellness

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