I'm worried...about money...aren't we all? But I can't shake the ominous feeling I have. We've burned through a lot of cash in a short time, at a time when we really have no money coming in. It gives me a very uncertain feeling about the not-too-distant future.
I've been reading a pretty interesting book on personal finance. You've probably heard of it. It starts out great, written in a very straightforward easy-to-read way. It also has some really good concepts on money that gave me some food for thought. Now, though, its gotten more into investment strategies in the stock market and real estate, neither of which appeals to me, since I know so many who lost their shirt in the last stock market crash. I'm more interested in starting my own business, which requires a different kind of advice. I have several ideas, but they all require money, which requires investors. To get them, I need a business plan, documented evidence of profit and loss, balance sheets, a whole plethora of financial data. I don't know the first thing about obtaining any of it.
I need to talk to my sister, and I don't mean a quick phone call, I mean a sit down session of several hours. Aside from being my sister and a pretty cool one at that, shes also an accountant, a financial whiz, and a damn smart woman who's already gotten several new businesses off the ground. But then, she's a (insert our last name here). Hopefully, I'll get a chance to get up and see her soon, maybe when my old job schedules another interview in the near future. I'll take a road trip to Michigan, and be free of the great state of Buckeye, at least for a weekend.
Posted by J. at August 31, 2003 07:56 PM