This blog is a recap of the past week. Despite being home every day, I managed to keep myself busy.
I continued to attend my virtual Financial Peace University meetings. This week we knocked out the rest of the baby steps (4 to 7). Number four is putting 15% of your money away for retirement. Number five is saving for your kids’ college. That’s two nest eggs 🥚 right there. Number six is paying off your home early (15 year mortgage instead of a 30 year mortgage). Number seven is unlimited giving. I learned that numbers 4-6 work together. But how great is it when you have no debt and you can just give? Live like no one else so later you can live and give like no one else.
I finished up some inspirational reading that I’d been stuck on for several months. I bought these books at Majesty and read a little. It but got sidetracked. Well I made a plan and got those books read. I finished Defined this morning It’s a book inspired by the movie Overcomer to encourage you to live the life God created you to live. I’m hard at work reading Everyday Millionaire by Chris Hogan and Rachel Cruze’s book on seven money habits you can adapt to live your best life. I’m also plowing through Shotgun Angels by Jay DeMarcus. You may remember him from such country bands as Rascal Flatts. Oh and I have been listening to more country in the past week.
Last week I bought some classic country CDs with my Amazon gift card. They’ll be here soon. But while I’m waiting for them, I downloaded some to iTunes. I have Tim McGraw’s Greatest Hits as well as some Martina McBride on there. I was singing along to Suds in the Bucket on Monday as I took a ride up 711 towards New Florence and Seward. How can 18 years just up and walk away? That classic country music reminds me of being young and going to school in Johnstown, listening to 96.5 The Mountain (before it became Froggy 🐸 95).
These upcoming lessons in Financial Peace University have encouraged me to go back to my roots. I studied Accounting and Finance in college so I do have knowledge of numbers. Insurance, Investments, Retirement Planning, and Real Estate and Mortgages will be some of the lessons we cover the next two weeks. I’m downloading some ebooks to help me understand the topics better. Some of these subjects I’ve learned in school. I do recommend the Dave Ramsey team though. These guys are outstanding.
I took it upon myself to attend another virtual Toastmasters meeting this week. I was at Cranberry High Noon on Monday (and I may return this coming week). I have plans to attend another Next Step meeting next Thursday and I’m going to consider going to Midday’s virtual meeting on Wednesday. Future virtual meetings include Elk County, South Hills, and Cranberry Area. Now back to last night’s meeting.
We had some amazing speakers last night. Pinakin Patel gave his ice breaker and I learned a lot about his passion for photography. Michael Leonard spoke from the Professional Speaker manual giving a sales presentation. He was selling Toastmasters. Michael served as our club coach at Greensburg from 2017 to 2019. He has served as an area and division director in District 13. Stevie Hosler and Alicia Kordistos served as speech evaluators and did an excellent job. Susan Guerreri served as General Evaluator and I appreciated her inviting me last night. She took a picture of the group and posted it on Facebook too.
Time to close off the blog and today’s shoutout is to the place where I had a lot of great life experiences. I’m talking about the Hiram G. Andrews Center. Today was supposed to be graduation 🎓 for the class of Spring 2020. Because of the pandemic, they weren’t able to walk and receive their diplomas. The school will always have a special place in my heart because it helped me become independent in my early adult years. I could have attended WCCC but my family insisted on sending me here so I could learn to be on my own. ❤️ you HGA and you’ll be open soon to help enrich our students and prepare them for the real world.
Weekend’s here. Remember to live your best life. Be your best you. ROCK out because you are worth it. Never lose your sense of wonder. Get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger. May you never take one single breath for granted. God forbid love ever leave you empty handed.
Bye everyone. ❤️ you 🤗 😘.
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