‘Money Is Just Paper’
Money is just paper…
…is my mantra when I’m overwhelmed with bills and don’t know where the money for rent is going to come from this month. Unlike rock, paper cannot beat me, and this mantra helps to pacify my money anxieties.
Money is just paper…
…is my mantra when I’m so focused on personal finance that all I can think about is the future. The end product of my goal — financial freedom — is to spend more time with my family, my friends, and my hobbies. My goal is NOT to accumulate huge sums of money and become a reclusive asshole. But when I choose to pay the bills at a time when I could be playing with the kids, or I choose to stay home to read a personal finance book instead of having dinner with friends, I am missing the forest for the trees. There is a balance between enjoying life now and being able to enjoy life in the future, and my mantra reminds me of this.
The goal of this blog is to help others by sharing what I’ve learned about money over the last ten years of my life. Some of my knowledge comes from the school of hard knocks (I’m a divorcee with two kids AND a former food stamps recipient!), and some of it has come from books, as I am an avid reader. I’ve also found a lot of inspiration reading other personal finance blogs, and you’ll find a Blogroll on the right hand column which has links to the blogs that I like to read. I highly recommend them!
‘Money Is Just Paper’ will chronicle the personal finance adventures of my family (including my husband, John, who will be co-authoring this blog with me) as we attempt to get out of debt, build an emergency fund, and retire early.
Not all of our posts will be about us, though. We also hope to help YOU out with YOUR personal finance problems. We will be posting reviews of personal finance books, tips on saving money, and twice a week we will answer specific reader questions.
Do you have a question? Drop me a line at andi at moneyisjustpaper dot com. Have any comments or suggestions for the blog? Then just comment below!
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