Love / Hate

Growing up, I was never taught how to manage money correctly. My mom worked for a bank and I basically got anything I wanted. Any monetary trouble I got into, she pulled me out of with loans or something. When I got out on my own, my checking accounts were ALWAYS negative. I married a great person, had a beautiful son and my life fell apart. We agreed that my husband would pay all of the bills and notes and whatnot and I'd buy groceries. I fell into a vicious cycle and began writing checks to myself from his checking account into mine. Well, needless to say, he caught me and we were seperated. I made payday loans, financial loans, everything. I'd pay off credit cards and run them right back up. After many, many years of heartache and heartburn, I finally got a hold of myself, I now have no credit card debt and only one outstanding loan with a small balance to pay off. I keep a credit card for emergencies only and my husband and I are back together. I am here to see other people's stories, maybe help out too.