Hey everyone!
My name is Peter Belanger, and as the forum title would suggest I'm a new member here at BP. I found BP while looking for a podcast on investing and thought it couldn't hurt to sign up on the actual website.
A little about myself...
I'm 36 years old, married with two young boys (ages 8 & 5). I work at a video production/post house as a 2d motion designed and color grader. Up until about 2 months ago I have been completely uninterested in finances/budgeting/investing .. and as a result racked up some debt. What really got me though was when I opened a letter from my mortgage company saying my payment went up $500 a month due to an escrow shortage from last year.
I had had it. It was time to grow up! With the money I was making there was no reason to constantly feel stressed about money, or to be living paycheck to paycheck. The wife and I purchased YNAB, my real estate agent/investor brother turned me on to the Rich Dad. Poor Dad book, and I started listening to investing podcasts. The wife and now have a plan to get out of debt in the next few months, and start building toward our first real estate investment.
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I'm super excited about all the content at my finger tips here at BP!
Thanks for reading.
Peter
