The Transparent Hypnotist

Cough. Sputter. Cough. Do I really have to get my engine going today?

No, not me, but these are the inner personifications of my car and its aging issues. With its current ickiness of not particularly wanting to start, it is now at the car doctor. And so the waiting begins. Rather than pacing the service station like a worried parent, here I am.

Sadly, whenever this sort of thing happens, I find myself fiddling with my finances and slightly missing the stability of a 9 -5 job working for someone else. I play the mental gambling game - how much will it be? I could go as far as $300, but after that…Ah the perils of self-employment. Being a hypnotist is no different from any other job when it comes to business, so it seems.

Like a person with a toothache that has slightly subsided, I feel for the pain with my figurative tongue. Ouch. I decided to give the BillsIQ quiz a go and see how my financial planning for the future is going. I actually got a “b” grade, so obviously, I need to do a little better (being the over achiever type), but at least I feel I can have the car repair done. Credit counseling has been something I have avoided, but the quiz is like a painless form of it. I have learned that I need to be more diligent in making my monthly payments (yikes, that’s where it really hurts) and spend more time thinking about the potential of one day retiring. That seems so far off, though, it is hard to wrap my mind around it when there are so many other expenses. And…I kinda like what I do…but…

Yep, when I touch my tongue to that sore tooth, it still hurts. Darn.

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