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Why am I hiding from perfect strangers???

October 30th, 2008 at 02:23 am

I erased all of my entries because I was afraid one of the millions of anonymous readers would recognize me through my blog. Umm, ok. I have officially lost my mind!

Why am I having such a hard time putting my financial goals and concerns in writing, where others might see them?

I have been on my own for a year now. I don't have credit card debt, but I don't have much in savings, either. I guess I'm shy about how far I still have to go financially. I mean, I'm 32 years old and I only have $1100 in the bank? That's embarassing. Yet I have to start somewhere.

I spent the last 9 years basically getting my education, managing our house and raising my kids, not making money.

I have looked out for myself, though. Even though I didn't make much money these past 10 years, I made contributions to our family. I do have half of a house, and half of my ex's military retirement, should he choose to retire in 4 years. So I'm not totally starting from scratch, it just looks that way in my checking account!

I need to stop censoring my entries and just come clean. It's like lying to your doctor- you're not going to get better if you don't fess up!

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4 Responses to “Why am I hiding from perfect strangers???”

  1. Petunia Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 04:32 am 1225341132
    1225341132

    If it helps you can be a little vague about details. I've tried to do that in my blog. Glad you decided to jump back in!

  2. mom-sense Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 01:16 pm 1225372577
    1225372577

    You have a lot to be proud of - maintaining a home for a family is not *just* something to do. I've been a SAHM for over ten years. It is great that you have no debt and equity in a home. You are still young. You're starting off on a new life with a plan. And as far as details, when I blog too much and complain about others, that is when I get paranoid. Like if my brother or best friend were to come here and find out what I *REALLY* think about their money management, I would probably be embarrassed to look them in the eye. But I am improving in that respect. Or change up your details. I might really live where I say I do, or I might have MORE kids than five!

  3. CouponAddict Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 01:39 pm 1225373970
    1225373970

    Look at erasing your past posts as starting fresh, from this point on. I did the same once; I erased all blog posts that where personal but I am now getting back to extremely personal because it is better reading. Yep I am talking of my tackle it tuesday post!

    I do not tell anyone I have a blog so if someone comes across my blog among the million in cyberspace and figures it is me then they need to go work for the CIA. Of course my DH does know that CouponAddict is one Internet Alias I use.

    Maybe if you told people about your blog, you could create a totally new name and that way you could start over fresh without having to worry about if someone will figure it is you.

    Good luck with your blog!!

  4. mamasita Says:
    October 31st, 2008 at 01:19 am 1225415983
    1225415983

    Thanks for the suggestions on keeping your anonymity online. I haven't told anyone about my blog, and for my own peace of mind I think I should keep it that way!

    I am really proud of my accomplishments these past 10 years, and I would not change my decision to stay home with my family. I was very fortunate to stay home as long as I did. Now it's just the time for me to start making money outside of the home, and it's tough starting fresh!

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