I wasn’t taught much about money growing up. All I knew is that the bills were paid and the food was placed on the table but not much else. When I became an adult, all I did was pay the bills and put food on the table. I didn’t know about savings, credit, debit, or the importance of planning for the future. As time went on I educated myself and realized there was so much more to it than paying bills and buying food. Now that I have a baby, it has become more important ... VIEW POST
Growing up, my family did not talk about money. Like many families in America, I grew up having to figure things out on my own, mainly the hard way. I had a friend in high school whose mom didn’t work. In my opinion, it was by choice and my friend, yes, a child, paid the bills with her small salary. I would have loved to receive sound financial advice on the importance of budgeting, saving, spending wisely, investing etc. Basic teachings would have taken me much farther than I am ... VIEW POST
Hobbies and Cents have been gone for quite a while. I wish I could blame my morning sickness and sleepiness on my lack of focus but that’s would be too easy. Don’t get me wrong, I had severe morning sickness that lasted all day and I was tired all the time but that’s not the entire reason. While dealing with all that I became lazy and addicted to television (Netflix and Hulu). I would lay around sick and use it as an excuse not to pick up a book, pen, paper, laptop, nothing. I found myself ... VIEW POST
