Eletha
“Dear Steve,
I make over $100,000.00 a year and I don’t know where my money is going. I have all my credit cards maxed out and I am living from pay check to pay check. Please help!
My credit cards have high interest rates and I have asked them to lower but their answer is no. I pay over the limit and have been late. But not intentionaly.
Eletha”
Dear Eletha,
Not everybody is good with managing money. I have always found that those that are most creative, like artists and sales people are horrible at managing the finer points of deal with their finances. I’m sure it is a right brain, left brain thing.
Finding someone to manage your money for you seems like a good thing for you to do. We hire people to mow our lawns, clean our homes, so why not hire someone to professionally manage our finances.
The cost of hiring a Daily Money Manager is going to be less in the long run than the cost of perpetual financial mistakes or high interest rates.
Contact the American Association of Daily Money Managers to find someone near you that can help.
Not everybody is good with managing money. I have always found that those that are most creative, like artists and sales people are horrible at managing the finer points of deal with their finances. What do you base this information with? I am very curious because I am in sales and very creative and am awful at managing money. It is funny how I was just thinking about this last week. I was thinking I am great at the first two issues of this but horrible with money. Thank you, Steve. David
David,
It’s a right brain – left brain thing. You are most likely more right brain dominate since good sales people need those outgoing non-liner thinking skills.
Here is something that I think might really strike a cord with you.
Here is a little test to let you see which side of your brain is visually dominate.
The Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.
LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe
RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
“big picture” oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can “get it” (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking
Hint: If you want to try to make her turn the other direction, watch the foot.
Steve