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Turning a New Leaf

I am a mom of 3 and became in charge of the family finances. Unfortunately, I grew up in a family that never taught me about the virtues or lessons of money. The ironic thing is that they are highly educated people that always tried to keep up with the Joneses, but were always in debt. It's the constant feeling of just scraping by, but looking good on the surface was more important than having money. I've had to self teach and also unlearn many of the mistakes that were passed down from my family, including toxic fears about money or fears about having it. Over the last almost 9 years, we have paid off over $40K of consumer debt. I am still learning about money and also hope to master the dicipline part of it. I dream of owning a small house with lots of land where I can grow a garden and eventually pass it on to my children.

Updated an old resume!

January 30th, 2016 at 01:04 am

It's been a few years since I updated my resume and I finally did it this week! I've been able to add the large amounts of volunteer work to it, which is nice and shows potential employers that I have been putting energy toward things, aside from parenting.It worked out because I had a phone interview and will be set up for a second one next week! It's nothing big, but a part time job, which can pay for groceries or gas or utilities. Regardless, everything counts and I'm willing to work for it to help financially. Plus, after we worked so hard to pay off the thousands of dollars of debt we had, I don't like having a credit card balance again or a hospital bill again. Our credit scores continue to go up though since we are paying bills on time. sighhhh. Anyway, I'll also apply to coffee shops etc because they have early morning hours and no one wants those on a Saturday, I'm hoping that at least. Anyway, regardless the resume is updated and getting out there! Fingers crossed for a part time job soon!

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3 Responses to “Updated an old resume!”

Amber Says:
January 30th, 2016 at 03:18 am 1454123898
1454123898

Good for you in paying off that debt and working hard to keep it that way. Best of luck at your interview.
rob62521 Says:
January 30th, 2016 at 10:15 pm 1454192131
1454192131

Good job on paying off those bills. Good luck with the interview and your job search. Hope you get a great position.
VS_ozgirl Says:
January 31st, 2016 at 03:06 am 1454209605
1454209605

Good luck!

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Updated an old resume!

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