Personal Financial Tip Vol. 3

Anyone who knows me for any considerable amount of time has heard this from me

"You are the people you hang around with"

If you find that you are stressed about anything going on in your life, you'll find that you are surrounded by people with same issues.

I don't know if it's a "misery loves company" scenario or if people naturally evolve to fit in with the group. Regardless, if you really map out the most influential people in your life you'll see the common threads.

So if you have issues around money, you'll find that you're surrounded by people with issues around money. Maybe when you look at your family and friends, you say "we never talk about money" and that may be the point. People can be so stressed about money that they can't really have an honest conversation about it.

So whatever problems you find in your life look at the people in your life. As a good friend of mine says... "If you can't change the people around you.... you need to change the people around you".