The Amateur Financier

Well, well, well, it’s that time of year again.  Yes, I am another year older, and presumably, another year wiser.  Certainly, I’ve been learning a lot about personal finance, investing, and money management over this past year.  One advantage of writing a blog is that you tend to do lots of research into your subject matter, and as a result, I’ve had the opportunity to read more about personal finance in the past year than I did in my previous twenty-six (which makes me 27 now, in case you were wondering).

Of course, aging does have problems of its own.  One of my biggest problems with birthdays as I’ve been getting older is that I no longer know what presents I should request.  There isn’t too much I want, and frankly, what I do want, I can easily afford on my own.  I didn’t have any good suggestions for possible presents from my family, although it would be nice to go out to dinner.  (It’s official; I’m the father in an old sitcom, a fate I always figured would happen eventually.)  Admittedly, this isn’t exactly a horrifyingly devastating problem, but that’s all I’ve really been worrying about this birthday.

So, in lieu of expensive presents or doodads I’ll play with for a little bit and then forget, all I really want for my birthday is to learn a bit more about my fellow bloggers.  Please feel free to leave a comment listing your birthday, so I can add it to this post and have a reminder for when it rolls around next year.  Hopefully, all your birthdays in the upcoming year will be as happy as mine (and less busy; I had to work last night and I’m working again tonight, even coming in early for a monthly meeting).  Have a great October 27th, everyone!

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