So I don't quite know what I'm doing yet, but I've started putting money in Sharebuilder. Actually, it's been only 75 bucks but we'll see what happens to it. When it rapidly lost value, I immediately thought, "shit, let me get my money outta there." But that's not how you build wealth.
I'll try to get BabyRuth's book "idiot's guide to investing" to see if I can figure out what to do with this little modicum of the rich people's life.
Speaking of rich people, I've contemplated moonlighting, but I do think it'll get me in some trouble in the end, cuz I'm sure I'm gonna love the paychecks. :) So I was thinking I'll just intensely concentrate on cutting back on my expenditures, especially seeing as how I'm making a couple thousand extra than I was two years ago.
Anywhoo, this is where I completely don't know what I'm doing and would love to hire a financial planner...but of course that takes money. Catch-22, thy name is "independent wealth." Hahaha, another manifestation of the "can't win for losing" mentality that I have so often. We'll see what happens. I am, however, using an online money market account which gives me a pretty good return on my measley 50 bucks I have going to it monthly. Like Oprah says, pay yourself first!
“I’m the one asking you the questions, Lorna.”
2 years ago
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