Live intentionally.
Don’t let your life be a series of consquential events. Instead, align your actions with your goals and then let the chips fall where they may.
From a day-to-day perspective, this means doing the things you intend to and thus allotting sufficient time for those things. This may result in you having to eliminate some things you don’t want to do in order to make time for those things that are intended.
From a financial perspective, this means buying things that you need to accomplish those things that are intended. Don’t let your emotions guide your pocketbook.