I really had ZERO idea about shares and everything that goes with them and in January '24 I dared to go into share investor training. No more excuses, from now on I WANT to understand what family and friends are talking about when it comes to finance, and no more getting up from the table and saying "Uh ... I'm going to get some water", because I had no idea and no interest. I just wasn't interested.
Then came Carmen's Instagram video and I started listening to her podcast. "Finally someone who manages to get me to listen and remember something within a few seconds!" That's when I tasted blood, listened to all the episodes and took part in a free live call. The first 10 participants who sent an email could win a telephone consultation with Carmen, unfortunately I wasn't one of them - I thought, because when my call went off I heard "Hello, this is Carmen!" and I was suddenly ultra nervous. How cool, because I realized that it was doing something to me. That was 2 years ago. Financially, I was not ready to start the training and I had doubts.
As a self-employed mom (with a partner but living in a big city), the tide has turned in just 2 years, I no longer want to feel insecure "what if I don't have any jobs next month and can no longer pay my debts?", I want to stay present and not have my head elsewhere. Because despite good earnings, I have not been able to build up a cushion so far. Why is that? Little to no financial education so far. Does that annoy me? Unlimited. But I'm changing that now. I'm already in the middle of it and I'm super proud.
I'm now in the aftercare phase and was quite behind in some weeks because my little one was ill several times and everything else had to be managed as well. Excel has given me sleepless nights and is still my weak point BUT I am now hooked on analyzing charts (incredible to think that I had no idea about THAT 2 months ago). Every week I am fascinated and inspired by the know-how of the other participants and especially that of Carmen, Markus and Patricia.
I have just decided (as I type this) to write an email and sign up for the technical analysis course so that I am well prepared to start the options course soon (CAN YOU IMAGINE?!) ... and that there is another meaning of the word "options", namely in the financial world, I did not know until the first livecalls - my vocabulary has expanded incredibly in just 4 months and I notice this especially when I talk to friends about these topics. Do I still get flippant comments from the first few rows? Yes. Do I not care? Yes :)
2024 will be my financial education year. I am ready! And I'm up for it!
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