I have put posts in the past on my bootyfinancial.com site about this subject, and I am going to copy this message for that blog, as well. We have this mentality that having a more PROFESSIONAL job is going to mean more happiness, because you will have more money. Now, I will AGREE that more money DOES mean a happier life, and I think that everyone out there reading this knows it. Being in a state of poverty causes great stress and can rob your ability to enjoy the life around you. So, it is important that you plan and work to make at LEAST the needed money to satisfy your needs to allow you to enjoy your life. HOWEVER, I want to break down what my life has been like in my stages of both professional life and a more flexible freelancer life When I have worked as a professional, whether it be my time as a retail manager, IRS Agent, Accountant, or Housing Professional; I got up very early to prepare for the job, worked in clothes that I didn't like, drove through tr
I haven’t posted on this financial blog in several weeks, because I didn’t have a grasp on market direction and was challenging certain personal career decisions, but I have a hold on my thoughts of both, now. First... we need to hunker down, because it’s gonna take a while for the economy to bounce back. That’s not to say there won’t be a market rise or fall and so on. The market has been and will continue to be emotionally driven against facts for a while. However, there are certain realities that cannot be ignored. 1. The housing eviction and foreclosure ban is good for tenants, but those bills are not going away. Unless people start working to pay them, it’s like run away credit card debt and will become insurmountable. 2. Businesses are laying off workers and closing buildings and preparing for a long delay in opening. 3. Individual savings is depleting so that even those who were good are now struggling, 4. Now, Biden is saying it will be Christmas before things are