|
Rico - I think that is awesome... there is nothing wrong with being realistic. I find that I imagine the worst possible scenario/outcome for everything and it just makes me prepared for it... I'm actually doing quite well, and I believe that the fact that I anticipate things going wrong well in advance means that I end up having a plan in place if/when they do, and that has made me more successful financially. I'm not rich by any means, but I do make more than I ever possibly imagined. Growing up in the church in the South, the only people who made decent money were loggers or people who otherwise owned their own business.
I realize that this is different in different areas but I am continually amazed at the amount of Pentecostals who have jobs which require education and training... because that was NOT my experience growing up in OK, TX and KS in the church. So in a way, these forums have helped me to start breaking a stereotype which I have always held (just by hearing about Pentecostals being lawyers and having 5000 square foot houses, etc.)
I was told by another pastor's kid that I would still be driving my dad's beat up '77 Chevy van when I was 30. I've devoted my life into proving him wrong.
|
Threaded Mode
