Ever wanted to get just a little bit of background information on one of your favorite bloggers? Well, I have had the pleasure of doing just that. I was able to ask a few questions to one of my personal favorites, Blunt Money. In case you are wondering, she is a re-married mother of one who has had her own fair share of ups and downs and over $15,000 in credit card debt. However, just so you know, the only debt they have remaining is their mortgage - how great is that? Let’s get started getting to know her a bit better.
Blunt Money, tell us, how long have you been handling your own personal finances?
Since about the age of 16.
And since then, have you encountered any major pitfalls & how did you/are you recovering?
Yes, quite a few pitfalls, although I think that’s probably just part of life. Living paycheck to paycheck, periods of unemployment and underemployment, going through a divorce, and just plain not thinking things through.
And if you had to pick, what do you think is the common reason that most people have trouble managing their money?
I think that the most common reason that people have trouble managing their money is that they are not in sync financially with their significant other. (How many times do we hear “one person was the spender, one person was the saver”?)
I would agree with you on that 100%! On your blog, you discuss many topics revolving around money. Some include Student Loans, Stocks, and Credit Cards, as well as figuring out if a Steam Cleaner is really worth the investment. What prompted you to start a personal finance blog?
I got interested in simple living, read “Your Money or Your Life” while on vacation, and realized that I paid very little attention to my finances. So I decided to combine two of my goals (writing something every day and focusing on my finances) by starting a blog of my own.
Do you have any goals that you are working on for the remainder of 2008?
Yes, my biggest goals for the remainder of this year are working on reducing my monthly expenditures and increasing my income.
That’s a goal most of us have I think. I know that I would like to figure out ways to do that personally. So, what about any long-term goals that you may have?
I have a whole slew of long-term goals, with probably the first one being to save up enough money to pay off our house while still contributing 30% or more to retirement.
If you’d like to keep up-to-date with Blunt Money’s goals, please do! Blunt Money, you’re doing a great job, and we hope that you can reach your goals soon! Thanks for stopping by Geezeo and chatting with us a bit. It’s always nice to see how some people may have had similar struggles to our own, and they are able to keep pushing along and making progress towards a better financial future. How encouraging! If you are having any struggles of your own and feel like you need some advice, please feel free to join one of our many groups such as Getting Out Of Debt, or more specifically, Surviving The Split (for those who are dealing with divorce), Bankruptcy, and/or those who need to learn how to Use Credit Wisely.
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