My Six-Word Memoir

I've been tagged by Jo at Me and My Marbles to share my six-word memoir. This is similar to the Six-Word Financial Autobiography that I read about at iowahippiechick.

Anyway, here are the rules:

1. Write your own six-word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
3. Link to the person who tagged you in your post.
4. Tag at least 5 more blogs.
5. Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

My six-word memoir is this: I think I finally get it!

Of course, I'm referring to my favorite mantras, which are earn, SAVE, invest, share.

Notice that SAVE is in all caps. That's because I spent all of these years being an instant gratification person and a small thinker. I finally get that if I want to go on vacation I have to save for it. I finally get it that if want to be prepared for an emergency, I have to save for it. I finally get that if I want to retire and live comfortably by December 31, 2017, I have to save for it. I could go on and on, but I think you get it.

I'm going to tag Clean and Clutter Free Simple, Canadian Saver, Finance and Fat, Family & Finances, Free From Broke.

The Book Meme

I've been tagged twice with a book meme. I was tagged by iowahippiechick and financeandfat.

I love being tagged for memes. I think they're great fun! Thanks Dawn and thanks Eden for tagging me!

The rules are:
Pick up the nearest book of at least 123 pages.
Open the book to page 123.
Find the 5th sentence.
Post the next 3 sentences.
Tag 5 more people.

I always have How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie next to my bed. Sometimes I just pick it up and turn to a page and start reading...like this meme! Here it is: page 123, the next three sentences after the 5th sentence.

"3. Just for today I will take of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding."

Now, I'm going to tag Cynthia, bankergirl, ntbeachnc, moneychallenge, and Sharon.

My Second Meme

I've been tagged for my second meme!!!!! Thanks, iowahippiechick! I absolutely love memes. I think they are a fun way to get to know more about my blogging friends. Plus I like having to dig deep to think of things about myself to share with others.

Now, here are seven random or strange things about me.

1. When I was in the third grade I got caught cheating on my multiplication table test. It really wasn't my fault. My family had just moved to Texas, and I hadn't learned my times table at my previous school. The class in Texas had been studying them for weeks. I only had a few days to memorize the entire table (1s through 12s) and take the test. I just couldn't do it. I was too overwhelmed.

2. I can't swim. When I was 9 years old I jumped off the diving board at swimming lessons. As I was swimming to the side of the pool, I swallowed water and panicked. Since then I've been afraid to go into the deep end of the pool. My children are excellent swimmers as a result. I tell my family that one day I'm going to secretly take swimming lessons and when we go to the lake I'm going to dive in the water and swim out to the raft!

3. When I was growing up, I wished my name were Jennifer.

4. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 12 years old and quit when I was 22. That always surprises people because now I'm somewhat of a health fanatic.

5. I'm a graduate of Dale Carnegie's human relations course.

6. I would love to take ballroom dancing lessons.

7. My favorite bible story is the story of Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31.

I'm going to tag seven people.

Good Life on a Budget, Diary of a Reformed Spendaholic, Suburban Wife's Daily Dollar Diary, Debt in Seattle, Debt Dieter, Our Debt, and In Recovery

Crazy Eights

I've decided to tag three more people for this meme. That will be 8 bloggers tagged. I figured since this is called Crazy Eights I should tag 8 people.

So I'm including Borrower Servant Lender, Me and My Marbles, and Green Panda Treehouse.

I've been tagged for my first meme!

jvw over at The Good Life on a Budget tagged my for my first meme! I am very excited. Thanks, jvw!

This meme is called Crazy Eights. It's kind of involved. I really had to think about some of these things, but I think I've got it together.

8 Things I'm Passionate About
1. My spouse
2. My daugter
3. My son
4. Fitness
5. Nutrition
6. My shackle release program
7. Warm weather
8. The beach

8 Things I Say Often

1. To my family: Love you lots
2. To my children: Be safe, good judgment, best behavior, have fun
3. At work: How may I help you today?
4. To my spouse: ...and one more thing.
5. Instead of Good-bye: Make it a great day!
6. To Congratulate: Continued success!
7. In response to "no way!": Way!
8. To myself: If it's to be, it's up to me!

8 Books I've Read Recently

1. The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
2. The ACE Training Manual
3. Google for Dummies
4. Web Design for Dummies
5. Positive Thinking Every Day by Norman Vincent Peale (this is daily reading)
6. Second Chair by Lohn Lescoart
7. Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods
8. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

8 Things I want to do before I die

1. Live to be 100 so that I can receive my letter from the President
2. Live in Hawaii
3. Visit an historically inn and spa in every state and have at least 2 spa treatments
4. Speak Spanish fluently
5. Earn a master's degree
6. Earn a PhD.
7. Become a personal trainer and nutritionist
8. Become a professional bodybuilder (very expensive sport)

8 Songs I can Listen to Over and Over

1. Any song by Earth, Wind, & Fire
2. Lost Without You by Robin Thicke
3. I'm Bringing Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake
4. Any song on Michael Jackson's Thriller album
5. Fantasy by Mariah Carey
6. Celebrate by Kool & the Gang
7. Bills, Bills, Bills by Destiny's Child
8. You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin

8 Things That Attract me to My Friends
1. Honesty
2. Sense of Humor
3. Non competitive
4. Good Listener
5. Good Talker
6. Understands that time apart is all right.
7. Loyal
8. Trustworthy

8 Things I Learned This Past Year
1. I can only focus on one big goal at a time.
2. Spend less than you earn.
3. Blogging is a fun way to express yourself, meet new people and stick to your goals.
4. Bodybuilding is a very expensive sport.
5. Your children have their own minds and are going to do exactly what they want to do whether you like it or not.
6. I am disciplined.
7. Save.
8. Invest.

Now, I'm going to tag Melissa at A Penny Closer, Cynthia's Debt Marathon, Dump the Debt, Mrs. Micah, and Debt Free Revolution