The Big Bad Wolf: A Financial Hardship Letter to Myself

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My mom taught me a lot about finances

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Generational Similarities & Differences

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Change was needed

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The Big Bad Wolf

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So what do you do?

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The Big Bad Wolf: A Financial Hardship Letter to Myself

My mom taught me a lot about finances

She knew how to make money, but she also knew how to spend it. I got the same habit pretty honest up until about 2 years ago.

Generational Similarities & Differences

Change was needed

I starting taking my finances serious and stopped living in the moment. Life is long and I never wanted to see financial struggle impact my future family.

The Big Bad Wolf

So what do you do?

If there is anytime to ever take advantage of your financial position it is now. There is no specific date or age that makes it better to start.

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