My best investment was the cost of starting my blog. It has been a great way to meet people, share what I know, learn, and yes, make money. I love what I do and without that initial start up cost and a blind leap I would have never made it here!
The best investment I ever made was disability insurance on my husband. Never thought my young husband would ever need to use it, but I'm grateful we don't have to worry about paying the bills.
ONe of the best investments I have made besides my children is a sewing machine. I have been able to help the family budget by sewing their clothes. I also sew and do alterations for others
The smartest investment I ever made was to take 2 years before I started a family, and get my Nursing Degree. It's been a diverse career, with many options available to me in the future as well. I'll always have this degree & experience, to expand my career as necessary.
The smartest investment I ever made was in my Master's degree. The important part was not just the degree itself, but choosing the kind of school that allowed me to network with people in the particular niche of work I wanted to go into.
This is so awesome because I personally LOVE HP and recommend them to everyone (in fact, I think I mentioned them in response to a post on WiseBread about computers). I've had my HP desktop and printer for six years and going.....
Anyway, there are a hundred ways I could answer this question. I guess the easiest way to look at this is financially, and the best financial investments I've made so far are in depositing my savings to high-yield checking accounts. This way, my cash stays liquid while also earning much more than what CDs pay. There's also not the risk associated with stocks. You could call it an investment to even be saving as much of my income as I am; I've been hovering around saving 65% of my income for a few years now.
A possibly greater investment, though, is making sure to not give up on my education. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to get a degree in, and I ended up changing majors, but once I settled on Computer Science, it's been full-steam-ahead. I've continued to work full-time while going to school full-time so that both my financial and educational investments are the best they can be.
The best investment I ever made was my college education. Not only did I receive a valuable degree, I learned so much outside of the classroom through the college organizations I was involved with. I grew as a leader, and learned how the manage my time and how to organize large groups. Connections I made during college also helped me land my first professional job. I also met my future husband at school as well. Not too shabby.
I'm getting more prepared over time. I try to keep as much of an emergency fund as I can and to have some cash on hand. I have a kerosene heater and extra kerosene, a cooler, canned goods, water and battery powered radio and LED lights.
The worst thing that I've had to deal with so far was being unable to get out of my street for three days, with no power or heat in 20-30 degree F weather, due to fallen trees and a flooded river. I lived out of the pantry and slept in my winter coat. I was okay but it was pretty miserable, and I resolved to try to get better prepared as my budget allowed.
I agree. In fact, my husband and I are planning to return our mattress, which has developed an uncomfortable sag after only a year. We're going to invest wisely in our next one.
It would have to be the Netflix stock we purchased. We bought it just as blockbuster was tanking and even thru their most recent membership changes ( we even dropped them) Netflix still is performing well.
I'm prepared for mini natural disasters. We just were hit with the hurricane, and thankfully, we did okay. In preparation, I bought water, peanut butter, bread, and batteries for the flashlights. I'm use to getting ready for the blizzards, where within a few days you can make it to the store. I was not, nor never have been, prepared for the entire town being wiped out, like it was in some areas. I'm not sure you could possibly prepare for that.
It would be a toss up between getting my degree and taking good care of myself. My degree allows me to always be able to support myself and that is something that no one can ever take away from me. By always maintaining a very healthy lifestyle, I have no medical issues, less costs and was able to get reasonable private insurance so I could become self employed. Both investments have paid off extremely well for me.
I'm going to go ahead and admit we are not prepared for a natural disaster - other than having all our important papers in one handy, easy-to-grab file. But we live in Dallas. Not much risk of anything besides lightning and tornadoes, and there's not much you can do about those!
Getting a college degree is the best investment. The solid return for my husband and I has been a higher income than our peers without degrees. Simple.
The best investment that I ever made was taking some business courses at my local technical school. Not only did I learn typing, which is essential with the computer, but it gave me the skills and confidence needed to get a good job.
The smartest investment I've made is my laptop - a MacBook Pro. It was kind of pricey, but after 6 years, it's still going strong and helping me make a side income!
My household is completely unprepared for a natural disaster. We recently learned from Irene that there are a lot of things we take for granted, but next time we'll be totally ready to rough it if necessary. I'm thankful Irene didn't warrant a serious plan for us, though.
My best investment was the cost of starting my blog. It has been a great way to meet people, share what I know, learn, and yes, make money. I love what I do and without that initial start up cost and a blind leap I would have never made it here!
The best investment I ever made was disability insurance on my husband. Never thought my young husband would ever need to use it, but I'm grateful we don't have to worry about paying the bills.
Yes! Our worst investment was in a property that we can't sell and has homeowner fees near $1K a year. Anyone want to buy it? It's by a lake. :)
the smartest investment was finishing high school early. I had an extra buffer year for all those "i don't know what to study" years.
ONe of the best investments I have made besides my children is a sewing machine. I have been able to help the family budget by sewing their clothes. I also sew and do alterations for others
The smartest investment I ever made was to take 2 years before I started a family, and get my Nursing Degree. It's been a diverse career, with many options available to me in the future as well. I'll always have this degree & experience, to expand my career as necessary.
The smartest investment I ever made was in my Master's degree. The important part was not just the degree itself, but choosing the kind of school that allowed me to network with people in the particular niche of work I wanted to go into.
This is so awesome because I personally LOVE HP and recommend them to everyone (in fact, I think I mentioned them in response to a post on WiseBread about computers). I've had my HP desktop and printer for six years and going.....
Anyway, there are a hundred ways I could answer this question. I guess the easiest way to look at this is financially, and the best financial investments I've made so far are in depositing my savings to high-yield checking accounts. This way, my cash stays liquid while also earning much more than what CDs pay. There's also not the risk associated with stocks. You could call it an investment to even be saving as much of my income as I am; I've been hovering around saving 65% of my income for a few years now.
A possibly greater investment, though, is making sure to not give up on my education. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to get a degree in, and I ended up changing majors, but once I settled on Computer Science, it's been full-steam-ahead. I've continued to work full-time while going to school full-time so that both my financial and educational investments are the best they can be.
The best investment I ever made was my college education. Not only did I receive a valuable degree, I learned so much outside of the classroom through the college organizations I was involved with. I grew as a leader, and learned how the manage my time and how to organize large groups. Connections I made during college also helped me land my first professional job. I also met my future husband at school as well. Not too shabby.
My best investment was my education. I went to a small local college and got a technical degree without taking out an insane amount of loans.
I'm getting more prepared over time. I try to keep as much of an emergency fund as I can and to have some cash on hand. I have a kerosene heater and extra kerosene, a cooler, canned goods, water and battery powered radio and LED lights.
The worst thing that I've had to deal with so far was being unable to get out of my street for three days, with no power or heat in 20-30 degree F weather, due to fallen trees and a flooded river. I lived out of the pantry and slept in my winter coat. I was okay but it was pretty miserable, and I resolved to try to get better prepared as my budget allowed.
I agree. In fact, my husband and I are planning to return our mattress, which has developed an uncomfortable sag after only a year. We're going to invest wisely in our next one.
It would have to be the Netflix stock we purchased. We bought it just as blockbuster was tanking and even thru their most recent membership changes ( we even dropped them) Netflix still is performing well.
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My best investment was in my engineering degree. It has paid off many times.
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I'm prepared for mini natural disasters. We just were hit with the hurricane, and thankfully, we did okay. In preparation, I bought water, peanut butter, bread, and batteries for the flashlights. I'm use to getting ready for the blizzards, where within a few days you can make it to the store. I was not, nor never have been, prepared for the entire town being wiped out, like it was in some areas. I'm not sure you could possibly prepare for that.
It would be a toss up between getting my degree and taking good care of myself. My degree allows me to always be able to support myself and that is something that no one can ever take away from me. By always maintaining a very healthy lifestyle, I have no medical issues, less costs and was able to get reasonable private insurance so I could become self employed. Both investments have paid off extremely well for me.
I'm going to go ahead and admit we are not prepared for a natural disaster - other than having all our important papers in one handy, easy-to-grab file. But we live in Dallas. Not much risk of anything besides lightning and tornadoes, and there's not much you can do about those!
So far, the best investment I've made has been my husband's education. Not cheap, but a degree in software engineering is totally worth it!
Getting a college degree is the best investment. The solid return for my husband and I has been a higher income than our peers without degrees. Simple.
The best investment that I ever made was taking some business courses at my local technical school. Not only did I learn typing, which is essential with the computer, but it gave me the skills and confidence needed to get a good job.
I think the best investment I made was going back to school. I see it as a way to keep growing and strengthen mine and my daughters future.
The smartest investment I've made is my laptop - a MacBook Pro. It was kind of pricey, but after 6 years, it's still going strong and helping me make a side income!
My household is completely unprepared for a natural disaster. We recently learned from Irene that there are a lot of things we take for granted, but next time we'll be totally ready to rough it if necessary. I'm thankful Irene didn't warrant a serious plan for us, though.