Bio:
I’m married and live with our teenager who loves to cook. We have dogs and cats in rural Wisconsin.

I’m trying to break out of a fixed money mindset and get into a growth money mindset. So here is what happened to me as I was growing up.

When I was five, my two older brothers and my dad taught me about money. They made sure to point out the nickel, which was bigger than the dime had less worth. I remember thinking that was strange.
I was eight when we four kids sold lemonade, raspberries, and earthworms in the front yard during summer break.

Later, when I was nine and moved to a one hundred acre farm, I started to do chores more frequently; we kids got a weekly allowance. By then, there were five kids in our family. But the funding only lasted a month. When I was ten, my dad set up a savings bank account for us, which also didn’t last. I probably spent every last dime on candy and toys anyway, which my father didn’t like.

When I was eleven and a half, I started detasseling corn and got paid every week. But it only was a seasonal job.
I had to buy all my school supplies and clothes at the time from the Salvation Army for school. My mom bought the shoes and socks and underwear. I kept that job until I was eighteen. My dad, the Medical doctor, repeatedly said, “money doesn’t grow on trees.” We boarded horses and groomed dogs. We also showed dogs and were a kennel and cattery that sold show-quality dogs and cats.

My family was frugal. Instead of buying things, we would make them out of wood. We hardly ever ate out at restaurants. We would go to McDonald’s once a month, and everyone could go to one on their birthday. We would get one toy on our special day, and the cake and frosting came from a box. We got three toys on Christmas with some clothes. My next bike after my trike was a beat-up used bike that quickly wasn’t usable anymore because I had to fix I when it broke, and I used the wrong lubricant on my chain.

Then I worked a variety of jobs while I went to tech school. After that, my mom and I sold goods at flea markets because we moved away from the farm and the animals. I have a disability, and I couldn’t find work that I could actually do. I realized having a business is the only way I could bring in money. I decided to write middle-grade and young adult books.

I tried my hand at dog breeding and sold Shih-Tzus and Rhodesian Ridge backs. I airbrushed and Tye-dyed t-shirts. I planned to be a clown/ magician. I tried being a broker with manifests of merchandise for a while, but no one wanted a middle man. I provided photos for Shutter Stock. I was looking for a business where I could write, and I came across Nikki Krawczyk. She teaches classes and has a Facebook group that is an inspiration to many copywriters. I have been doing pitches to solopreneurs and dream of one day being successful in this endeavor.

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