The Sun Dollar

Personally, I've never been what many would consider "financially independent". I blame this mostly on my parents, my high school...and partially on myself. Throughout my adolensence I was told to focus on academics and everything would be taken care of--everything as far as necesseties. But once my necesseties turned out to come with a hefty price tag, I realized that I was becoming too dependent on my parents. And it didn't help that my high school didn't offer some sort of financial class. Sure there was the recquired "Life Skills" course, but the curriculum was too broad and fleeting for a freshmen high schooler to comprehend.

So, here I am, 21 years old and, like so many of my peers, I'm near dead broke. I am a full time student and have a part time job, and bills and expenses continue to pile up. And there is no sympathy out there for me, too expensive. Unlike my two blogging counterparts I am the least economy savvy--I don't know where I fit into it all. Or even if I fit into it at all, and if I do how to I work around all the obstacles? I never took the time to interest myself, and so I am looking for a path to financial independence blind. And on my path this article caught my eye.

To me, the economy is a vast spider web with many very intricate details...I just need a good way to navigate it.


-Kerstin