Day Zero

Recently, I have been worried about my financial future. Who isn't these days? It's not just that I had a birthday or that I got laid off a couple of years ago or that my new business isn't providing me with a paycheck. It's all that plus everything else; gasoline prices, health insurance costs, food prices, and the housing market. I gave up Starbucks venti fraps a year ago. That should have been good enough! Then gas prices went sky high. I'm really starting to feel concerned about my financial future. In fact, I've actually found myself in panic mode on more than one occasion. At the rate I'm going, I won't have a dime by the time I reach retirement age. Scary thought.

Anyway, I can only wallow in self pity for so long. I woke up this morning and decided that it was time for me to gain a healthy relationship with my money. Only problem is, I am afraid of doing anything for fear of doing the wrong thing, for the wrong reason! Yeeks – do I feel trapped or what?

I spent most of this morning looking online for answers. Through Ladies Who Launch, a women's networking site, I found a lot of good comments about a woman named Pegi that helps other women work through their financial baggage. The women I read about are all intelligent women. I've even attended a lecture given by one of them - she is smart, stylish, and successful.

It's not that I'm incompetent or stupid. I know a lot about why I am where I am today. I just need a little guidance to move to a new emotional address.