My grandparents. They have always lived within their means and saved money to be able to give to others. Their good money management has ensured they have enough to retire and enjoy their life after many years of hard work.
Great, I have 800 score, but...I still have $60,000 school loan debt and $10,000 credit card debt, also from school.
I make $55,000 salary and live paycheck to paycheck...this pay period I've run out and will need to use a credit card again to put gas in tank and food on table. I'm proud that I went back to school and "improved" myself but I'm not proud that I'm still broke. Graduating in the middle of the recession cut my salary in half. My car has 230,000 miles on it. I paid $3500 out-of-pocket for medical bills last year, and my doctor says I likely have worse upcoming. I don't have parents to live with and I don't have children to take care of me when I'm older. I don't own a home and can't see that changing in the future.
My Dad is my personal financial role model and he still influences me after his death. Invest wisely and conserve. He was kind of a cheap skate but was generous when it was beneficial to all of his children.
My Dad was our financial role model. He taught us early on how to write a check, manage money, invest and save and how to watch where your money goes. He taught us so much about money and investing that has impacted our lives every day.
Definitely my mother--she grew all of our vegetables, made almost all of what we ate from scratch, and clipped coupons with a vengeance before it was a well-known thing. She also never treated shopping like an activity or entertainment--if we went, it was because we needed something we couldn't otherwise obtain.
Bookbub is a site that matches your reading interests to free and low cost e-books. They try to promote books that have lots of positive reviews and books by already-established authors that are free or cheap just for a short time. Between Bookbub and the library, I'm usually set. But I also use Goodreads to find books I haven't heard of that might be good. I'm surprised by how often I see a book on Goodreads and then check my library's Overdrive system and lo and behold, once again I'm reading for free :-)
Amy Dacyzyn of "Tightwad Gazette" fame. You can still find her stuff bouncing around yard sales. As a fellow graphic designer, her little drawings resonated. She tackled a wide range of frugal hacks, and primed my personal pump to think outside the ordinary. She's no armchair frugalista. She's a fellow learner. When going through weary times, I'd reread her stuff. She helped me realize there were more options, and thus hope.
We're currently headed towards an unknown future. Once we land, I plan to break out her well worn books and regroup.
Steve Harvey. He shows that you can hit rock bottom and climb up to the top if you try hard enough. You can go from being broke and homeless to being a millionaire if you set goals and keep working hard.
my male dog leaves yellow patches, simply dog diet...currently testing different foods, on another note, giving this tonic a shot in Edmonton Canada during our July hot dry spell, 30'C predicted over the next week or 2. If this works well here I will repost back, if not I have moved on...
My current financial role models are Donna Freedman and Abby Perry, mother and daughter personal finance bloggers.
Hands down Ben Franklin. "The Way to Wealth" and "Poor Richard's Almanac"
My grandparents. They have always lived within their means and saved money to be able to give to others. Their good money management has ensured they have enough to retire and enjoy their life after many years of hard work.
My financial role model is my FIL. He retired at age 55 and is living comfortably thanks to his retirement savings.
I don't have a role model - I do have some family members that model how I don't want to be with money.
Great, I have 800 score, but...I still have $60,000 school loan debt and $10,000 credit card debt, also from school.
I make $55,000 salary and live paycheck to paycheck...this pay period I've run out and will need to use a credit card again to put gas in tank and food on table. I'm proud that I went back to school and "improved" myself but I'm not proud that I'm still broke. Graduating in the middle of the recession cut my salary in half. My car has 230,000 miles on it. I paid $3500 out-of-pocket for medical bills last year, and my doctor says I likely have worse upcoming. I don't have parents to live with and I don't have children to take care of me when I'm older. I don't own a home and can't see that changing in the future.
My Dad is my personal financial role model and he still influences me after his death. Invest wisely and conserve. He was kind of a cheap skate but was generous when it was beneficial to all of his children.
My Dad was our financial role model. He taught us early on how to write a check, manage money, invest and save and how to watch where your money goes. He taught us so much about money and investing that has impacted our lives every day.
I don't have one! No wonder my finances are such a mess.
Definitely my mother--she grew all of our vegetables, made almost all of what we ate from scratch, and clipped coupons with a vengeance before it was a well-known thing. She also never treated shopping like an activity or entertainment--if we went, it was because we needed something we couldn't otherwise obtain.
Not sure who my financial role models are... It's easier to name who they AREN'T haha
Dave Ramsey
love it
Bookbub is a site that matches your reading interests to free and low cost e-books. They try to promote books that have lots of positive reviews and books by already-established authors that are free or cheap just for a short time. Between Bookbub and the library, I'm usually set. But I also use Goodreads to find books I haven't heard of that might be good. I'm surprised by how often I see a book on Goodreads and then check my library's Overdrive system and lo and behold, once again I'm reading for free :-)
Amy Dacyzyn of "Tightwad Gazette" fame. You can still find her stuff bouncing around yard sales. As a fellow graphic designer, her little drawings resonated. She tackled a wide range of frugal hacks, and primed my personal pump to think outside the ordinary. She's no armchair frugalista. She's a fellow learner. When going through weary times, I'd reread her stuff. She helped me realize there were more options, and thus hope.
We're currently headed towards an unknown future. Once we land, I plan to break out her well worn books and regroup.
Steve Harvey. He shows that you can hit rock bottom and climb up to the top if you try hard enough. You can go from being broke and homeless to being a millionaire if you set goals and keep working hard.
My parents. They taught me the importance of education and hardwork, savings and wise investing, and simple living from an early age.
My Dad is my personal Finance Role model. He taught me how to save and invest. That is why I am not in debt today and I have never been in debt!
My parents are my personal finance role models. They have managed their money well.
I would say Dave Ramsey. His money strategy works
Warren Buffet. I admire how he doesn't fall for flashy companies and has been so successful for so long.
I guess my mother taught me the most about personal finance. She was always very frugal.
I want sell my 150 cm red hair! :)
Unfortunately, I don't have a financial role model, but I've learned a lot by reading the articles on Wisebread.
my male dog leaves yellow patches, simply dog diet...currently testing different foods, on another note, giving this tonic a shot in Edmonton Canada during our July hot dry spell, 30'C predicted over the next week or 2. If this works well here I will repost back, if not I have moved on...