If you could.....

Quicken Sarah
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Happy August everyone, we hope you've had a great summer!

As we start moving into fall and 'back to school' season, we wondered, if you could give a piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?

Myself, I wish that I could have told myself how credit works and to start building it responsibly earlier.

What about you?

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  • india just
    india just Mac Beta Beta
    Build on your strengths, go faster.
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  • Quicken Anja
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    "You are exactly where you need to be. Be patient, and stop rushing."

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  • kb7rnh53
    kb7rnh53 Windows Beta Beta
    Fall....that wont be for a few more months for us here in Flordia :)

  • UKR
    UKR SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    If I could travel back in time ...
    Wow! Think about all the mistakes I could do all over again.
    And there were some whoppers ... :s
  • BK
    BK Member ✭✭✭✭
    I would tell myself not to take life so seriously and have more fun.
    - QWin Deluxe user since 2010, US subscription on Win11
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  • Chris_QPW
    Chris_QPW Member ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2021
    My dad and I were very close and therefore we pretty much knew what the other one was thinking and feeling, so in some cases I didn't voice what I was thinking just assuming that he knew.  I think I would voice those things to make sure.
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  • TTSguy
    TTSguy Member ✭✭✭✭
    Learn to enter every transaction into my checkbook register so I don't go overdrawn. That costs too much $$$
  • walter bender
    walter bender Member ✭✭✭
    Save often, pay yourself first, live beneath your means.
  • Frankx
    Frankx SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would tell my younger self - "Don't sweat the small stuff"

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  • UKR
    UKR SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    ...
    Myself, I wish that I could have told myself how credit works and to start building it responsibly earlier.

    Maybe they should teach that in school: Personal Money Management 101

  • NotACPA
    NotACPA SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    Frankx said:
    I would tell my younger self - "Don't sweat the small stuff"

    Gee, I always hear that as "Don't sweat the petty stuff ... and don't pet the sweaty stuff".

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

  • John Dahlgren
    John Dahlgren Member ✭✭✭
    Live for today! You can't "fix" yesterday and there is no sense in worrying about tomorrow.