About
“Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.” – Jim Rohn
Hello and welcome to personalfinancenotebook.com – A website that offers ideas, education and the motivation needed to create a personal finance portfolio to be proud of.
- A collection of useful articles about debt elimination. Life does not have to be lived in debt and under stress.
- Writings about saving, practical investing and lifestyle design (careers/relationships).
- I will also write through personal experience, my failures as well as my successes.
- The support, encouragement and resources you need to change and/or enhance your financial life.
The articles are meant to help empower each of our lives to achieve our financial goals. Personal Finance is an aspect of life for EVERY human being and we must learn to make money our friend by keeping, sharing and growing more of it than we spend. 
The Reason Why…
My name is Patrenia Donald-Spears and I am the writer and publisher of the articles written here. After a three and a half year journey, my husband and I paid off approximately $93,000 of debt on November 14, 2008 (everything except for the house). In 2005, we found ourselves deep in debt with normal household payments: 2 car loans, a credit card, and a second mortgage. Fed up and frustrated working “just” to pay the bills, we decided enough was enough. We took control of our finances and started digging deeper to learn everything we could about money and become debt free.
Are we perfect? No, not by any means, BUT the journey has been fun, enlightening, educational, but also frustrating and challenging. This journey has also led me to become a teacher of the subject.
I am currently not a financial professional, but I do have a background in helping other achieve their financial goals through homeownership and debt consolidation.
Professional Background…
Education: B. S. in Mechanical Engineering
Work Experience: Mortgage Consultant and Account Executive in the Mortgage Industry for seven years
Stay in Touch…
I love to connect with people from all walks of life. Feel free to submit story ideas, share your stories, suggestions of interesting people for me to interview, etc. Please contact me through my contact page or directly through personalfinancenotebook[at]gmail.com.
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