I've always liked working with money. As a child I remember counting out every single penny I had and writing down the much anticipated amount in my Lisa Frank notebook.
The day I started my first job was the day I started managing my own personal finances. Dad and mom required that I start paying for my own stuff from that day forward- which ranged from my own out to eat decisions to car insurance. Of course, I envied the girls in high school that had millionaire parents who would pay for anything they wanted, not to mention giving them extra spending money to blow.
In high school I took a few finance classes that I enjoyed. I did really well in those classes but looking back I don't think it was because I studied hard. There was some connection that inspired me to want to learn more about the subjects.
Ok. Getting a bit long winded here. Sorry bout that.
Anyways, I ended up going to a University for accounting, but ended up graduating with an associates degree in office administration two years later.
It's really in the last few years of my life that I've realized how much of a nerd I am. I love working with money! More specifically, I'm addicted to managing our finances and learning as much as I can about making wise choices for our future in this area.
I started out marriage a bit extreme- saving every receipt from every single transaction. I'd file them in their respective categories and add them up every week to give an update to Steffen. You'll be happy to know that I threw that folder away last week and our tracking system has upgraded to the 21st century electronic format.
So why am I sharing this all with you? I guess just because I'm passionate about it. We all want everyone else to relate with our passions, right? Well, this is just dusting the surface for me. Stay tuned for part two which will most likely be pretty uncomfortable for the both of us.
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