Money Matters
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Before I had Sun, I worried about money all the time. ALL. THE. TIME. How could we save enough for retirement? Get out of debt? Travel and enjoy life? Ever afford a child?
Now, with Sun and a tanking economy, money is tighter in my life than it has been in a decade. And I worry not. It’s the weirdest thing of all about having a child.
Now I KNOW we’ll have what we need, NEED, to accomplish our goals. We WILL pay the bills, save for retirement and even Sun’s education. And we will do whatever it may take to get there. But the worry? It just isn’t there. Deep down, I know CS and I will make it work, with either working harder for more money needed or living leaner with less. Will we travel less? Eat out less? Hell, yes, we will. But will we enjoy life less? Absolutely not.
I so enjoy seeing the world, and New Orleans in particular, through Sun’s new eyes. I WANT her to grow up thinking Mardi Gras, neutral grounds, snow balls, gumbo, Jazz Fest, the French Quarter, above-ground cemeteries with its All Souls Day traditions, all the unique NOLA things, I want her to think that’s just normal and other cities have it all wrong not to do as NOLA does.
And growing up in New Orleans doesn’t take a lot of money. It just takes a lot of heart. So BRING IT bad economy. I’m not scared.
Who knows? With careful financial planning and scrupulous savings, you may even be able to afford a new couch as well as saving for Sun’s education.
Pontchartrain Pete’s last blog post..Prospect.1 New Orleans
New Orleans is not just a place, it’s a feeling. Sun is fortunate to live in such a cool town, with such insightful parents.
Tara R.’s last blog post..Providing Mojo communicates in the affirmative
agree totally. it’s how I felt post-K. didn’t know how it was going to work out, but i knew it HAD to work out, for my firstborn’s sake. wasn’t going to let his senior year fall apart totally. when you refuse to accept defeat for your kid’s sake, all the pieces fall into place.
YatPundit’s last blog post..Dear Sen. Reid – Dump Lieberman from Homeland Security/Government
The other cities do have it all wrong.
Ryan’s last blog post..And another year passes…
Same here. It took me until my 30s, but I’m glad I finally learned how to be happy no matter what the circumstances. Each day I look to see what I have to work with, and I take it from there. In fact, I have a Teddy Roosevelt quote on my fridge that says it: “Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.”
pistolette’s last blog post..Election Wrapup Notes
I’ve only been in a worse financial situation than i am in now once in my life and survived it. So figure I can survive this one too. I just wasn’t as much in debt then. Just broke. LIke you I know I can make do without and be happy. Have been for 2 plus years now. Having a garage sale this weekend and amazing what I am willing to just get rid of. I have slim down everything so much in my life I figure I don’t need any crap laying around either. So off it goes. Hope I make a few bucks to use during the holidays!
mybayouvieux’s last blog post..Hurricane Katrina – Our Story – Part 3
I hate when I want to be all “WHAT so and so said”.. but this time. I have too.. because what Tara R said would have been exactly what I wanted to say.. so here is the lame comment of .. Yep.. what Tara R said..
xoxo
Kim’s last blog post..The post I said I would not do, but did anyway