How many times have you read that it's crazy to keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Maybe it's time to really start to think "outside the box." As I sit here typing, I can't help but to believe that if we "don't sweat the small stuff," we can create a new and better world for ourselves. We can make a difference in our lives. We can do what we love and the money will follow.
Don't ask me why or how, but I continue to have this feeling that it really can be a better 2009. Our economy and our financial structure will get better. I have two kids, 23 year old twins, a boy and a girl. I have always hoped that I had taught them how to handle their money properly. And the funny thing is (and maybe this is just the twin thing or being boy/girl), they both react differently to how they take care of their financial situations. My daughter, after her teen-age rebellion (lol) took after me and has really tried to stay focused on her money. She budgets to the penny! And then my son goes through life "having fun." Thank goodness he survived a tour to Iraq in the Marines, on a tank! But now that he's home he's continuing to learn by living. If he spends his money, he spends his money. I wonder why they are so different. Is it because one's a girl and one's a boy? Or is it because our society has instilled in them a different type of philosophy about how they deal with things, money included? I'm not sure, but I'm enjoying the journey to try and figure it out.
