Investing 101
If any of you have taken a look at our “About ” page, you’ll see that we admittedly have not done the right things with our money. What the right things are, well, we don’t really know. This is the first post in a series of posts I am putting together to discuss investing.
One thing that you learn very quickly when teaching, is that the best way to learn is to teach! If you can’t teach, then the second best way is to try to write things down. Blogging is a great way to do that.
Here’s a bit more background on me, so you know where I’m coming from. I am in my mid 30’s and have spent most of my life spending. Whenver I wanted something, I got it (within reason). However, now what I really want, is to be able to retire someday! To reach this goal, I know I need to become much smarter about our money.
So, I come to this with a fairly fresh mind. Fresh meaning, ignorant when it comes to money. However, I do have one thing going for me. I love to learn and ask questions.
So, we began this blog to begin to better understand our own finances, motivations and possibilities. What CAN we do with our money so I can retire someday? What options are available? How much money do I need to dedicate to this goal? Can we do this without hurting our family life?
All these questions lay before us, and I hope in this series to begin to answer some of them.
Hopefully, you learn something too. If nothing else, look for things to NOT do. I’m pretty good at finding those.
