Comments on: How One Bad Relationship Nearly Destroyed My Rags To Riches Story https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/ Money | Minimalism | Mohawks Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: ZJ Thorne https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-254873 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:36:45 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-254873 This story resonates so deeply. We weren’t in a trailor, but we were on the wrong side of the tracks. Our high school was a joke, but I managed to get a scholarship to a fancy east coast school and started learning about money from the rich students I attended with. I diligently saved at least 10% from all earnings, but I was too afraid to invest. I just put it all in a savings account. Fast forward through my 20s and see me in a terrible relationship where I am financially supporting a woman who just stopped taking care of herself. It was hard. A year after that ended, I had restored some of my “lost” savings and transformed that into a small business that I’m still growing. So glad I invest now and found someone with similar financial values.

]]> By: Young and Finance https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-253023 Wed, 03 May 2017 18:56:22 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-253023 Hi Lisa. Thanks for being open and sharing this experience in your life. The things we do when we’re young…but Im glad it all turned around for you. The person we choose to spend our lives with can play a big role in our success or lack of success.

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252634 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:24:39 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252634 In reply to Miss Piggy @ The Earnest Addiction.

Glad to hear he’s coming around :)

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252633 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:23:05 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252633 In reply to Jacq.

“I started packing his lunches figuring if he saved $5-$10/ day, maybe we could go on a date.” – ugh, so sad reading that… (but MAN were you a good girlfriend!! :))

]]> By: J. Money https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252632 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:21:51 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252632 In reply to Paul.

I love it, man :) And I think it helps a lot when the other person is *open* to change too over time. Both sides have to want it or what a mess it can become. Glad y’all are a power couple now!

]]> By: Dave https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252615 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:18:27 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252615 That was an inspiring story. Turn around stories are my favorite. It does not matter how you start the race. What matters is how you finish.

]]> By: Primal Prosperity https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252587 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:09:54 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252587 In reply to J. Money.

haha! Ok… different ‘stuff’, but same emotional spending… and the worst is staying in a relationship that we know isn’t serving us. Sigh… lessons learned. :)

]]> By: gfaseed https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252542 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:10:00 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252542 In my opinion, the key to have a good relationship is to have common goals.
And that obviously means common goals in terms of finance objectives.

]]> By: NZ Muse https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252538 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:48:28 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252538 I too have also been seriously financially stunted by a relationship. Love is not enough! Very hard not to beat yourself up about it in retrospect but all you can do is focus on moving forward and up from where you are now!

]]> By: Colin @ rebelwithaplan https://eliteedgemoney.com/how-one-bad-relationship-nearly-destroyed-my-rags-to-riches-story/#comment-252537 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:35:54 +0000 https://staging.eliteedgemoney.com/?p=51464#comment-252537 It’s good you figured it out. Progress isn’t always linear. I have to remind myself of that from time to time. You’re on a good track now!

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