Learn to control money but do not allow it to control you

brizzledfw

OMG!!!! That is so so wonderful. An inspiration.

Many congratulations

galaxynicole

Congratulations! That's determination for you!

The_Dragon

WooooooHooooooo!!!!!!

Karmacat

I've read your blog post, Firewalker, but because I met you on here, I thought I'd hop back, and say it on here:

Congratulations! :bdaycake::j:j:j

savingwannabe

Firewalker wrote: »

Hi gang! Do you remember me?

Well I have not been around much; I suppose there is so much writing one can do and it has been going into my day job writing (two very, very good scores there and three lesser journals) and of course my toddler - my blog which is already one year old.

Life has been interesting since January. As I told you, my blog passed into the top 1% of sites on January 1st. It is even better ranked and recently was was proclaimed as a 'mighty site' by a very respected personal finance blog. I have continued thinking, reading and researching all there is to know about money and life, our relationship with money, psychology of money, the economy and banking. Great fun! It is also good news that the blog started paying its costs and a bit on top - well done us (OH writes for it as well; mainly about banks but we have also been holding the attack agains baby boomers - these young people, you know, forgetting that without the boomers they will still be wearing bad haircuts and going to the post office to make a phone call).

We have been paying down the negative wealth - remember that we started with about £100K tww years ago (and two moths but who is counting). Now we are below £40K and there is very good chance that we'll be below £30 by June. Not bad going, I think - best thing is that now it is going down fast because the monthly repayment is mostly principal (when we started it was mostly interest).

DS1 has a job; I mean proper job with pension scheme and all. Not as a teacher which is a pitty - the guy always wanted to teach little kids and rocks at it. But working for Coop bank will have to do - at least they are a good employer and don't higher only for the holidays.

DS3 is almost a teenager - he is growing up tall, strong, handsome and daft as a brush.

DS2 has the makings of a great writer - here is his shopping list:

1) Milk
2) Bread
3) Cheese
4) Sense of purpose in life

Only if!

Now I'll stop and will try to write a bit more often.

Hope everyone is OK and write if you can - tell me how have you been.

Firewalker

Dearest Firewalker, I had to think really hard to get my password. Something made me log on today. I saw a website with a really good article on it by you!


You have done so well. I am so glad your family are healthy wealthy and wise as my mum says. All is well here. I think of you often and if you are still living in the place you lived before I would love to meet you in the summer hols and thank you for being such an inspiration to me. I always wonder how DS's are doing. I know you will always be a success. It's an axiom you know.


I wonder how Worried Jim is? I saw Beanielou's post and she emailed me a while ago. Susan, Steve and Andy visit every weekend virtually and they are friends with Aesop so I know how they all are. I am happy and starting to save as all the building work is done. Life is fun and it would never have been possible without you. I am so happy. Bless you. Hugs, savingwannabexxxxxxxx