Welcome everyone! I’m very excited to start this blog and share my money story! I have been wanting to do this for quite some time now, and I finally feel like it’s time to share and learn at the same time.
I am a 42 year old with standard middle class debt. My car is paid off, but my husband and I bought a house a few years ago. We have a 30 year mortgage on our home. We keep saying “Someday this house will be a rental…” That’s the goal!
I have come a long way… got married young with a small savings to start out. I went to college with a year of financial help from my parents. During my first few years in college, I racked up about $15,000 in credit card debt because I was starting a business at the same time. That business took off like wild fire, and afforded me the opportunity to pay off my credit cards and put a down payment out on a home. I’ve both worked for someone else and been my own boss (and I would choose being my own boss over and over again). I got good advice from my parents about investing early and learned to save.
A few years ago, I went through a divorce and managed to get through it for less than $5000 (which seems like a huge accomplishment when I talk to people these days).
I’m now happily married and enjoy the coaching work I do from home. I get to help people get their lives back on track and see them make positive progress. I love the autonomy of having my own business because it gives me more time with my dogs and hubby.
I’ve had the desire to start this blog for some time because I read many financial websites, articles and books, and I decided that I would like to share the knowledge that I know and the knowledge that I am currently hoping to attain. My hope with creating this blog is that it will not only help me keep track of my success, but it will help others along the way.
I will be sharing work-from-home tips, business startup advice, frugal living ideas, investing wisdom, saving information, and my current journey with attempting to make a passive income with blogging!
Be Passionate and Prosper!
Amanda Gatlin
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