Personal Finance
I’ve decided to start including posts about personal finance here, as it’s something that has been at the forefront of my mind lately. As with most things that are at the forefront of my mind, I’ve been reading about it – namely at blogs like Get Rich Slowly and The Simple Dollar. Get Rich Slowly’s author J.D. Roth also has a rather interesting personal blog entitled foldedspace as well and his latest entry really got my attention and has helped push me into action. The paragraph that most inspired me was towards the bottom.
As of this moment, I am technically debt-free except for my mortgage. I haven’t actually paid the final debt, but I have the money in the bank to do so. This is an enormous step for me. Defeating my debt is akin to defeating the demons from my youth. It’s a sign that the adult J.D. is asserting himself, is denying that the things that happened to the young J.D. will actually control his life.
It touched a certain chord in me as a large part of my adult life has been controlled by the things that happened to me as a child and I’m finally starting to realize that and push through those issues to become the adult Jeremy. Now is the first time in my memory that I don’t feel the need to prove myself to anyone, which is a good feeling and a great start to the rest of my life.