Why Is Talking About Money Taboo?

   If we would talk about the particulars of how we make, manage, spend, and save our money with each other, maybe we'd all be better at it. I've never understood why personal finances aren't discussed openly. The topic is super interesting, vital to our ongoing economic success, & applicable to all of us; but it's essentially considered rude to bring it up.

I probably spent too much on this halloween costume for my dog.
#WorthIt  Shark Costume for Dogs

   I intend to post an itemized list of exactly how much money we spent on our van conversion, including the purchase price of the van itself. Other bloggers who've published data like this helped me along the way, and I'd like the information to be public to help someone else with dreams of a van fort someday.

 
 
   Furthermore, I read several personal finance blogs wherein the author completely discloses their income, spending, bills, investments, etc. Analyzing another person's financial life in this manner has helped broaden my perspective on my own finances. I'm not sure that I'll ever be brave enough to post so openly about my own situation and choices, but even just considering it changes the way I think about money. Would you consider posting your financial situation for anyone to see? It's daunting. I'm not sure if it's a good idea. But I sure like reading about it when other people do it.

   My favorite blog of this type is The Frugalwoods. They disclose monthly spending only, not income, but seeing how they choose to employ their money has taught me a lot over the years. For instance, I no longer pay for haircuts. The Frugalwoods cut each other's hair, and I thought that was awesome. For a while, Dextre cut my hair for me. Now I cut it myself. Is the back always perfect? Certainly not. I can't see the back of my own head anyway, so I figure that's not my problem!

 Circus-ing for the first time with short hair!

   Roughly half of American's can't cover a $400 emergency. Most of us live paycheck to paycheck. 60% of us can't cover a $1000 emergency. Predatory loan businesses know this and take advantage of us. So we definitely need to talk about money.

   I intend to write about many subjects with this blog, one of them will be personal finance because I'm so passionate about it. If there are any topics you'd like me to post about, please let me know in the comments section below.

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