Investing sounds like an ominous path toward riches. Every book I've read about finances touts the importance of compound interest. It's a bit frustrating for me because I'm already 42 and have ten dollars to my name. If I had been able to begin investing at 20, I'd have a nice little nest egg already brewing. However, I spent ten years married to a man who spent significantly more money than he earned. Our debt compiled by the day.
Once we divorced, I spent the next ten years trying to get back on my feet. I went back to school and managed to obtain intermittent employment. Whenever I had a job, I would tithe, save as much as I could, and spend the rest on my necessary expenses. However, I would often find myself unemployed again, as I am now, and my savings would get depleted in a relative short period of time. It's a good thing I saved as much as I did when I could or I'd really be in a world of hurt right now.
Hopefully, the next ten years will be filled with seizing financial opportunities and learning how to invest money wisely. Educating my daughters to make wise investment decisions is the best gift I can possibly give them. They are quickly approaching the 20-year-old mark, and I don't want them to miss their chances at accumulating massive wealth. Wise strategies are invaluable.
Once we divorced, I spent the next ten years trying to get back on my feet. I went back to school and managed to obtain intermittent employment. Whenever I had a job, I would tithe, save as much as I could, and spend the rest on my necessary expenses. However, I would often find myself unemployed again, as I am now, and my savings would get depleted in a relative short period of time. It's a good thing I saved as much as I did when I could or I'd really be in a world of hurt right now.
Hopefully, the next ten years will be filled with seizing financial opportunities and learning how to invest money wisely. Educating my daughters to make wise investment decisions is the best gift I can possibly give them. They are quickly approaching the 20-year-old mark, and I don't want them to miss their chances at accumulating massive wealth. Wise strategies are invaluable.
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