Ten women share the regrets they have about how they handled money so we can learn from their mistakes
I thought investing was for rich people. It never occurred to me that it was something I could and should be doing; it was totally off the table. And anyway, wasn’t it so complicated? It wasn’t until I was in my mid-30s that I realized I was wrong.
I’ve always been very into personal finance, but honestly, when I was younger, it stemmed from anxiety, born from concern about money. I nagged my husband for years, telling him that we should budget, but he’s not the budgeting type. I finally wore him down (or maybe just convinced him that it was his idea), and we started budgeting a few years ago.
So there I was, reading all these personal finance books, and they all talked about investing and preparing for retirement. I read that and freaked out. Ohmigosh, retirement?! I have no money, how am I supposed to save up? Investing? How can I pick stocks? It’s so risky!
But then I started paying attention to what I was reading and hearing in podcasts, and I realized that index funds and EFTs are the safe, easier way to invest. We started slowly and worked from there.
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