My dearest Money,
Happy Valentines Day to the most perfect lover I could ever imagine. You have served, supported and protected me so beautifully as I’ve grown older. And for that, I owe you my deepest gratitude.
But I admit it wasn’t always that way. Consider this my long overdue apology.
I know I haven’t made it easy for us to be together. For years, I neglected you. You seemed so confusing and frightening. Sure, I tried to get to know you, but I always got scared and gave up.
When you finally left, it was a devastating blow. Yet it was also a gift.
During our separation, I realized how much I wanted you to love and take care of me. But I also realized, for that to happen, I had to love and take care of you too.
You needed to feel understood. You needed to feel valued. You needed to feel respected and appreciated. Instead, I had ignored you.
And I realized, as in all relationships, there are good times and bad. But bad times were not the time to turn my back and throw in the towel. At least not if we were to grow old together.
So, I sought help. I plumbed my psyche to figure out why I pushed you away. And I studied everything I could to learn all about you.
And now, here we are, decades later, stronger, more secure than ever.
I learned an important lesson that I want to share with anyone in a troubled financial relationship:
When you give money the love and respect it requires by taking good care of it, you both will live happily ever after…for all the days of your life.
What are you doing to make sure your money feels your love? Leave me a comment below.
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