TOD:
I tend to make decisions and act on them very quickly. If I make a decision too slowly, I call that procrastinating, which never does me any good. I don't always make the right decision, as I've certainly ignored some red flags, but it's not because I made those decisions too quickly. There were times when I should have gone with my instincts, but didn't. Certainly age and experience has been the biggest factor in helping me make better decisions. All my worst decisions were made in my 20s. For instance, I moved in with a roommate who was a terrible roommate. All the warning signs and red flags were there. I saw where she was living and saw she was a huge slob. I also saw that she had no money for first and last month's rent. But I moved in with her anyway. As I should have known all along, she not only rarely had money to pay the rent, but she rarely had money to pay utility bills either. She could never keep a job and was broke most of the time. If I didn't buy groceries, she would have starved. That bad decision ended up costing me about $1,500. But because of all the good decisions I had made, money has never been an issue for me and I didn't really miss the $1,500, even in my 20's.
