It’s fundamental to our society and civilization, yet like me, most of us know, or at least understand it, just enough to be dangerous.
I believe we’re on a precipice of some major changes, and as one soon to retire I’ve done the best I can with the pile I have accumulated given the effort, or lack there of, that I put into it.
Like my parents, I was handed little in the form of money or wealth. Sure they helped me out at critical points in my early life, but nothing that anyone would consider extravagant. In fact it wasn’t until probably my late 20’s that I realized how hard they truly had it. I thought like most youngsters that our family had plenty, but came to realize that they had to fight and scrape for every last nickel to provide a “semi-middle class” lifestyle for us. I never knew they were just barely making it.
They came from hard working lower income Ohio river pottery and mill family’s and worked their asses off to break free of that, for which I’m forever grateful and proud.
I think ones views on money are like most things, largely a result of one’s experience and education, so while some things I may post or subscribe to may be helpful for some, there are likely some that are far more experienced and wayyy smarter that highlight my ignorance.
All that said, I thought I’d start a thread on money and hopefully learn from some of you while posting some things about lessons learned.
I believe we’re on a precipice of some major changes, and as one soon to retire I’ve done the best I can with the pile I have accumulated given the effort, or lack there of, that I put into it.
Like my parents, I was handed little in the form of money or wealth. Sure they helped me out at critical points in my early life, but nothing that anyone would consider extravagant. In fact it wasn’t until probably my late 20’s that I realized how hard they truly had it. I thought like most youngsters that our family had plenty, but came to realize that they had to fight and scrape for every last nickel to provide a “semi-middle class” lifestyle for us. I never knew they were just barely making it.
They came from hard working lower income Ohio river pottery and mill family’s and worked their asses off to break free of that, for which I’m forever grateful and proud.
I think ones views on money are like most things, largely a result of one’s experience and education, so while some things I may post or subscribe to may be helpful for some, there are likely some that are far more experienced and wayyy smarter that highlight my ignorance.
All that said, I thought I’d start a thread on money and hopefully learn from some of you while posting some things about lessons learned.