When I was 11 years old, I had excellent financial habits. I had my income (from my paper route), went to the bank to deposit money each Saturday, and invested in stocks. I'm not kidding. I owned Zenith and Potomac Electric Power.
My joy each weekend was looking at the Sunday Arizona Republic (our rival paper -- the thin little Scottsdale Daily Progress didn't have a Sunday edition) and checking out the housing ads. My favorites were the ones in a special column called, "Luxury Homes: $50,000 and up" that were invariably in a place called Camelback Mountain. It was a hobby shared by me and my mom, who was getting her Ph.D. at ASU following her divorce. Just some fun, real-estate related family bonding.
What I mean to say is that my financial skills seemed to have peaked in that particular year. But I'm now motivated to get them all back. I was just interviewed by a smart journalist who writes a "Ten Money Questions" column for QueerCents. Check out the great questions and my very interesting answers!
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