Hola!
Hi Blog, I've missed you. It's been way too long.
It was one of my resolutions to keep up with you once a week. I have failed on that mission for February! :( Sorry.
Other than that, 2013 has been quite successful! Not only did I read some great books, become more active, but I also recently earned third place in our company's wellness challenge! Neat!
Blog, you'll be excited about this, I have become really passionate about up-to-date news events, which really helps with my "worldly understanding" of how things work.
Another great thing that I've been trying to get into is the financial industry. Well I guess, not necessarily the industry, but into how it works, and I'm trying to break down that tall wall the government and professionals have built to make it impossible for common folk to understand. It has been really interesting so far, but I've just scratched the surface. I have been learning about how to make my money work for me, not work for my money. It's seriously the way of the world. Why do people go to work? Because they truly truly enjoy work? Doubt it. At least a majority of people would rather not wake up early and put on uncomfortable clothes and sit around all day... So what is it? Fear? Are we scared of waking up and being poor? Are we scared what others will say? What is the driving force in our daily "race" to get our paychecks? I think it is quite humorous, we all end up under crushing debt anyways at the end of the day. We want large homes, cars, toys, educations... but at what price? Even though an enticing low APR will draw us in, we are still sinking into a place where we feared to be at in the first place. Fear? Desire? What I'm wondering is why don't we make our money work for us? This is what has sprung my inner drive to find out more. I'll let you know when I find it, Blog.
FYI, my new favorite word is "Murrph." It can also be "Merrph" or "Murrphy" or any variation of the sort. What does it mean, you ask? Well... I'm not entirely sure. Maybe an outer sigh of disgust, boredom, a describing word... anything, really.
Blog, I hope you have a wonderful day.
Always remember, the best is yet to come.
Taylor
