That ol ball and chain

December 2, 2008

So I was talking with my niece last week over dinner, and said something out loud that didn’t really strike me until it was already outta my mouth. It’s often that way with me-I think it, I say it, THEN I absorb the full implication of it. Yikes, right? Still, its proven insightful at times. Anyway, I said something along the lines of ‘Money is like a relationship in your family=you can rage against it, you can betray it, you can celebrate it, but ultimately, its with you for life.”

So here are a couple of posts about my relationship with money over the last year and a half, and how its changed me.

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From Jan, 2007
“I am doing *really* well with my finances. I was a terribly compulsive spender, and have managed to have more than $2.46 in my bank account come payday. THAT is a pretty incredible feeling. I still need to save some more, and start the retirement fund thingie, but I’ve been acting more like a grown up, and its actually cooler than I thought. Credit union account, AAA membership, even a Macy’s card (trust me, I didn’t want to, but its necessary for a climb to a better credit score) ”

From late Jan 2007

“So I went to check my FICO score the other day, and the relief that came with it was so enormous, I just had to share.
My score was abysmal in October. Truly. Almost in the worst catagory. Now I have moved up one catagory, and am on my way up to a higher one. YAY for paying bills on time, and thoroughly!
I want to get my score up so I can start a business, and am going to need a loan or an angel investor. I’m tired of working for someone else, and I have SUCH better skills in other places.
Either way, I can’t move around in my life, without a bit more flexibility.
I always thought that if I didn’t play by Big Brother’s rules, I could outsmart the game. Yeeah. Not so much. Now I play the @#$#$%#$ game, and get better ahead. I hate it, but still.
So I’m just sharing here. If it means nothing to you, just give me a big ol YAY!
If it does, give me better than that. “

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