The Hustle of Sistah Ant

Cel-e-brate good times, come on!

Sistah Beginner will soon be paying off her credit cards and freeing up the money that she would otherwise be paying to her creditors for minimum balances.  After a brief discussion about dedicating a specific and trackable purpose for the extra cash flow created by paying off her cards, we decided to celebrate the fact that now we will both be absolutely free of credit card debt.

She won some free movie passes, so we’re going to go see a free movie to go and celebrate our success.

It is immensely rewarding to see my best friend benefiting from her diligent, hard-fought, and sometimes even Herculean efforts to get more financially healthy (and to know that having me as a sounding board is helping her along the way)!  First of all, I don’t want to be doing great and leave my best friend behind when she deserves everything I’m reaching for and more.  Secondly, because I love her, helping her to get financially healthy by sharing what knowledge I pick up along my journey is the best gift I could ever give her, ‘cause the good habits we’re both building can help us for the rest of our lives.  She has already helped me so much by indulging me - listening to and encouraging my learning process, not resenting me as I become more financially successful.  She is a gem, and as those of you who’ve lost friends as you’ve become more successful know, I have a blessing in Sistah Beginner. 

When we went shopping the other day, as I was backing out of the parking space, she pulled out her check register and receipts and started tallying her new balance.  Right there in the car.  I remember that she didn’t used to do that.  I was so proud.  I looked at her and said, "You know we’re going to be rich one day, right?"  She laughed.  Yet I said, "No, I’m serious.  We are building the habits that will keep us living well for the rest of our lives."

Mark my words, folks.  Our kids, who will play together one day, are going to have generational wealth.