Every spring it is the same thing, we start working on our
plan for a great and appealing yard. If
we own a home, the job begins with cleaning up our yards after a long winter’s
sleep. We may start trimming back some
hedges, preparing flower beds and spreading grass seed to thicken up our
lawns. We will weed and feed and hope
that our grass is better than last year. We know that adding the proper
fertilizer will make a big difference in how our grass looks.
Near the end of May we start planting our flowers and hope
for a pretty yard when we are in full bloom assuming the weather is good to us.
Over the summer we keep busy with ongoing yard maintenance;
such as weeding, cutting the grass and constant watering of our flowers and
grass. Ongoing maintenance is the key to
our garden’s success.
Our plan for the yard is still dependent on what nature
does but for the most part we do the best we can to make sure we are
successful.
Wow. Have you ever
thought about how similar having a nice yard is compared to what we need to do
to be successful with our investments? Both require a lot of work. You need to
review your plan annually to see if any changes have to be made. Sometimes you have to weed out the bad stuff
and continue to properly invest (fertilize) so that every year your investments
are more likely to be headed in the right direction to fulfill your financial
goals. You need to continue ongoing
maintenance but also, sometimes the markets (weather) will do what it does and
we have to make the changes where necessary to accommodate this.
Some things are in our control and some things are
not. What is in our control is the time,
thought and action for trying our best to be successful. Yards or our financial goals; both take a lot
of work. When you fertilize your grass, or
invest in your future, the effort you put in today will give you the good
foundation you need for tomorrow. Happy
growing.
