I’m definitely an ant with a newly diagnosed affliction: hyperopia. I’m an oversaver “so obsessed with preparing for the future that they can’t enjoy the present, and they end up looking back sadly on all their lost opportunities for fun.” 

Read the rest of this  NYT story here.

Perhaps this is why my gut reaction when invited to two out of town weddings in the next year was “no way we can afford to go” instead of “these will be two meaningful events and we can’t miss ‘em.”

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