Comments on: Personal finance is no picnic (the hardest parts for me) http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The fun and easy (or at least rewarding) side of personal finance » Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-705 The fun and easy (or at least rewarding) side of personal finance » Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:29:12 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-705 [...] Last night I posted about how personal finance is no picnic. [...] [...] Last night I posted about how personal finance is no picnic. [...]

]]> By: Frank http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-692 Frank Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:54:19 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-692 Oh yeah, I hear ya! I go through these ups and downs with my financial progress all the time. One week I think I'm brilliant and the next I think I'll never get out of debt. It's strange because I'm not like that in other parts of my life. I think it's just part of the process of learning to take control of something that has been out of control for so long. Writing and reading blogs daily really helps me to keep at it. Oh yeah, I hear ya! I go through these ups and downs with my financial progress all the time. One week I think I’m brilliant and the next I think I’ll never get out of debt. It’s strange because I’m not like that in other parts of my life. I think it’s just part of the process of learning to take control of something that has been out of control for so long. Writing and reading blogs daily really helps me to keep at it.

]]> By: fluorophore http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-689 fluorophore Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:01:26 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-689 huge congrats on your job progress! That is WONDERFUL, truly - the new job and having been brave enough to resign. Whew! Lot's of work there. And I think it's cool that you "came out" here with your feelings about what you're doing re:the money stuff. It does seem (media-wise) like if we all just had better self control we'd be thin, fit and rolling in cash. Oh and all our food will be organic, our children perfectly healthy and getting great grades and our homes will be pin-neat.... huge congrats on your job progress! That is WONDERFUL, truly – the new job and having been brave enough to resign. Whew! Lot’s of work there.

And I think it’s cool that you “came out” here with your feelings about what you’re doing re:the money stuff. It does seem (media-wise) like if we all just had better self control we’d be thin, fit and rolling in cash. Oh and all our food will be organic, our children perfectly healthy and getting great grades and our homes will be pin-neat….

]]> By: Money Blue Book http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-688 Money Blue Book Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:27:08 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-688 Mrs. Micah...even though you have the "Mrs." part in front of your name and you sound much older, in reality, I am only a few years above you. But I have learned a thing or two - money management isn't easy. It takes a lot of time and life experience. I know more than I did in the past because I experienced failure before. I lost a lot in the stock market, but I recovered and learned from it. I've lost my job before and felt my manhood stripped away. I fell into credit card debt, but I dug myself out. Finally I'm starting to thrive financially again. Be patient and you will grow. Money is a very mature and experience oriented subject. I didn't know all about this until I became financially independent from my parents several years ago. They really don't teach you financial reality in college - and I was finance major in college! -Raymond Mrs. Micah…even though you have the “Mrs.” part in front of your name and you sound much older, in reality, I am only a few years above you.

But I have learned a thing or two – money management isn’t easy. It takes a lot of time and life experience. I know more than I did in the past because I experienced failure before. I lost a lot in the stock market, but I recovered and learned from it. I’ve lost my job before and felt my manhood stripped away. I fell into credit card debt, but I dug myself out. Finally I’m starting to thrive financially again.

Be patient and you will grow. Money is a very mature and experience oriented subject. I didn’t know all about this until I became financially independent from my parents several years ago. They really don’t teach you financial reality in college – and I was finance major in college!

-Raymond

]]> By: Dawn http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-687 Dawn Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:37:44 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/2007/11/08/personal-finance-is-no-picnic-the-hardest-parts-for-me/#comment-687 I struggle when I sometimes leave comments on many of the P.F. Blogs I read. The 46 year old "MOM" in me comes out and I want to help. So many of you all are so young, not much older than my own sons. I struggle when I sometimes leave comments on many of the P.F. Blogs I read. The 46 year old “MOM” in me comes out and I want to help. So many of you all are so young, not much older than my own sons.

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