I do look good in hats…
October 21st, 2011
Guest blog by Aunt Erin
As a responsible, single woman of a certain age, part of my whole quit-your-job-and-go-back-to-school plan included taking good care of the financial resources I’d accumulated over a decade of gainful employment. In other words, Erin’s too cheap to pay the Red Cross an annual custodian fee to keep my 401k.
I took an Econ class in undergrad, but admit that I retained about none of it. IRAs, CDs, Money Market Accounts- I know nothing. I needed help. So I went to see an expert. I made an appointment with the financial advisor at my bank. Little did I know that when I walked through those doors, I’d be walking back in time about 5 decades. I sat down to discuss my financial situation and saving options. The financial advisor asked me why I quit my job. I explained that I was studying at seminary. Blah, blah, I’m getting used to this conversation by now and have some stock answers ready to go for all inquiries and reactions. I know how to handle the shocked reaction, the curious reaction, the concerned reaction, the excited reaction and the why-are-you-becoming-a-nun reaction. But Mr. Finance threw a new reaction at me. Well, and old-new reaction. He asked me, in all seriousness, if I was in seminary studying to be a pastor’s wife. Read more…
