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Worry? Who needs that?

October 1, 2008 By Megan Smith

Well.  The economy’s a fun little roller coaster now, isn’t it?  I have to admit, I find myself wanting to pull all of my money out of my accounts and stash it in my mattress.  Might make for a comfy little bed too, except that who knows where all of those dollar bills have been.

Seriously though, I’m just not worrying about it.  I’m putting some money into CD ladders and just trying to get a good interest rate at a bank I trust (rather than hunt for the “best” rate, I’m sticking with ING CDs – they might be a little lower, but it’s one less thing I worry about – and that’s worth something).  I’m not worrying about my investment accounts.  I’ve hit my limit for 2008 for my Roth IRA, so I’m starting to set aside money for my 2009 contribution.  I’m continuing to contribute to my 401(k).  And I’m forcing myself to not look at the balances.

What am i doing instead?  Why, I’m going to write a novel!

NaNoWriMo is a ridiculous venture, where people agree to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November.  50,000 words in 30 days.  I’ve done it twice in the past (had to give it up during law school), but I’m going to participate again this year.  I can’t say I’ll be writing the next Great American Novel, or even something that I want people to read, but it’s a great, creative way to spend a cold, dreary month.  Plus, if you’re spending time writing your 1667 words per day, you’ll be spending less time worrying about your investments or spending money that you should be saving.  Everyone wins!  Anyone else in?

Filed Under: economy, hobbies

Comments

  1. Budgets are Sexy. says

    October 1, 2008 at 1:02 pm

    Holy crap that’s impressive! I wish i could join ya, but to be honest i couldn’t finish READING a 50,000 word novel in that time frame (ADD and all).

    I suppose if i just type anything that comes to my mind that day, without edits or anything, i could do it. but would that defeat the point? If you challenge me, i might be convinced 😉

    and either way, i support you doing it!

  2. Megan says

    October 1, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Consider yourself challenged!

    And writing whatever comes to mind that day without edits is exactly the purpose! Turn off the internal editor, and start a story. The only rule is that it’s supposed to be one story, not a bunch of short stories – though it’s all in good fun, so if that sounds good to you, go for it.

    Besides, I’d much rather stress over my word count and whether or not I’ll make 50k than worry about the stock market. At least I can control my word count!

  3. FruGal says

    October 2, 2008 at 12:21 pm

    That’s awesome, I’m going to have to look into that! Anything to get my mind off the economy – and I guess if I’m writing I can’t be shoe shopping, can I??

  4. Budgets are Sexy says

    October 3, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    crap. now i’m gonna have to do it! haha…at least it starts next month 😉

  5. Arachne says

    October 6, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Wow… I’ve always wanted to sit down and write something. I’ve got small stories started and not finished all over the place. You’re on! I’ve decided to hunker down and give this a try.

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