Monday, March 14, 2011

MONEY LOST

Most don't plan to fail, they fail to plan
Many are presently feeling lost when it comes to their money situation.  When the economy was going well no one really worried that they were lost financially, many didn't even realize it.  Mostly because they assumed that the money would always increase in the future.  I know I did.  I made some decisions almost three years ago based on the assumption that my income would increase.  In the current flow of events my base income dropped dramatically, and I was open to new possibilities.

The beauty of recession is that it makes you look at things for what they are, temporary.  As we I type this congress is working on budget cuts that are shedding light on the fact that nothing is rock solid and completely safe.  Even wealth.

Riches disappear in the blink of an eye; 
wealth sprouts wings and flies off into the wild blue yonder. 

Money has it's up and downs, and like the black player, many of us are in trouble....
 The biggest revelation is that too many have been walking financially blind simply because they never put together a plan for how to handle their money.  Why?  Well too many think they know all they need to know, and want to do it themselves.  Pride tells them that they can deal with their own money without help or that they already have it handled.  But if you look at the statistics you can see that many families have been doing the wrong thing(s) for years.

People don't plan to fail, 
they just fail to plan.  

My advice to you is that regardless of what you think you know, find someone who knows more than you do about finances and ask for directions.