As a child growing up, I wasn’t taught much about finances or money. Luckily, I was a natural saver and I didn’t accumulate large amounts of credit card debt once I left the nest. I inadvertently learned my frugal habits from watching my single mother work hard to provide for me. My money lessons were unintentional.
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I’ll admit, at one point early on in my career, I had a paycheck to paycheck mentality. Yes, Ms. “I saved $85,000 in 12 months”, didn’t always have the best handle or outlook on finances. While I was always a good saver, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what happened to all of my money by the end of the month.
I know some of it went to paying my mortgage because I wasn’t in default and still had my apartment. I know I paid for food because I didn’t die of hunger.