Here goes nothin’

I’m not going to lie; I’m no expert on money in the traditional sense. The one economics class I took in high school put me into dream land every day, and the economic crisis kind of makes my me want to hide under a rock. But I am one really good with one thing: managing my own money.

I’ve been lucky when it comes to personal finance because I learned it at a very young age. For literally as long as I can remember, I worked to earn money. When I was a kid, I did chores around the house to earn an allowance of $2 each week. That $2 was my money for anything other than the necessities. When I asked for my mom or dad to buy me a toy the response always was, “You have your own money.” So I learned to save (one year of saving really paid off when I bought this).

I share this story because while money may be very complex, it breaks down to simply earning it, spending it on what’s important and saving it. Yes, when I was five years old having a Barbie Dream House was the most important thing, but college is different and our priorities are becoming that much more important.

In this blog, I hope not only to provide tools for how to save money, but to break down a bit of this complicated world of personal finance so it’s just a bit easier to understand for all of us. I still have a ways to go when it comes to money and I’ll chronicle my ventures so we can all learn from my mistakes and success.