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Money Is Simple. I Became Rich When I Had Pennies.
You’re money’s master, not the other way around.
The air in the bank was dry and smelled like detergent. It didn’t help my anxiety. They had cranked up the air-conditioning to the max. A cleaning lady was on guard at the entrance, moping the sleet clients were dragging from outside and placing wet floor signs strategically.
It was quiet. Too quiet. Quietness is horrible when you’re already blaming yourself.
Six years ago, Victor and I were in a lot of debt.
After postponing it for longer than we should’ve, we went to talk to the bank to come up with the best way for us to deal with that mess. The conversation went okay — not great, but okay — and I asked them about their mutual funds towards the end.
The specific bank I’m talking about is an Austrian financial institution. From my brief research prompted by my limited knowledge about investing, I knew that they offered some not-bad mid-risk mutual funds.
Since our money was already in that bank, it seemed like the easiest way to start investing.
When I asked the clerk about it, my husband said, “Let’s pay off our loans first, then we’ll think about investing.”