How Good A Money Manager Have You Been On A Scale Of 1 To 10?

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  1. Lon Tanner

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    A ten being Excellent & one Terrible. I always made a good living but never made BIG BUCKS, however I rate myself a Excellent Money Manager Ten. BTW -I think of Big Bucks as six figure income.
     
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    3..... I make enough money but... if someone gave me a six figure amount, I’d probably spend it in 2 weeks.
     
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    Just out of curiosity, what the heck is your avatar???
     
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    Welcome aboard Michelle----Tell us a little about you.
     
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  5. Beth Gallagher

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    As far as budgeting and stretching a buck, I was always pretty good at it. Regarding investments, I was lucky--plus I listened to some good advice when I was young and it paid off for my retirement years.
     
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    10. Never lived beyond my means, never wanted to.
     
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    Probably a three but I really never had enough money to manage. Had I any disposable
    income I would never have invested it, maybe save a little, but investing has always been
    a no-no.
     
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  8. Lon Tanner

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    Too Bad
     
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    It's a side view of a nicely endowed woman, in a very chic white top and black pants, standing in front of a white chest of drawers with one drawer opened.
     
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  10. Lon Tanner

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    I see a tree not a woman.
     
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    Lon, as a Certified Arborist, a tree expert, and a connoisseur of beautiful women, I must tell you that you are in need of a new pair of glasses, absolutely no lie......
     
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  12. Hal Pollner

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    I rate myself as a Ten.

    Ten-Four...
     
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  13. Betty Jones

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    i am a 10 when itcomes to saving
     
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  14. Ken Anderson

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    When I was a single guy, I was a very good money manager, in my own way. I earned a decent living, I didn't need much, and I rarely bought anything that I couldn't pay for in full. Other than a mortgage on a house, I didn't buy stuff on credit. Although I financed a new truck, I made a large down payment and paid it off within a couple of years. I have never been very good at paying bills, not because I didn't have the money, but because I would forget about them until they shut the electricity off. So I made a point of not having very many bills, and paying ahead on those that I remembered. If I got stuck with a big expense, I could so without a whole bunch of stuff until it was paid for. Everything changes when you're married.
     
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  15. Beth Gallagher

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    Someone remembers to pay the bills? :D
     
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