pIn the last post I gave a brief background regarding my fear of money. I grew up in a house where money problems were not only prevalent they were shared out in the open – all of the time. To a child who was anxious to begin with, having all of the information about our lack of financial stability put me further on edge and shaped my fear of money from a very early age./p pNow that I was a grown-up and had my own family it was time to put the fear aside and start living life with some healthy perspective regarding my finances. I started working with a professional financial planner and the first thing that we did was order free credit reports from each of the credit bureaus. I will tell you that, in no uncertain terms, this was the most nervous I had ever been (that gives you an idea of the power that financial matters have over me). But once I did it – once I looked those credit reports straight in the eye – I was able to move on with some newfound confidence. I was no longer afraid of what was on those reports; I had seen it firsthand and my heart had not stopped beating. I was going to be okay but I had to take this knowledge and use it to make some real change in my life; let something positive come out of the learning experience./p pI am happy to report that I am working hard at repairing my credit report and approaching my finances with a much more mature attitude that has nothing whatsoever to do with fear. I finally learned that I am in charge of my money; not the other way around. It’s a good feeling and a new attitude that has changed my life./p

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