Personal Journal 8.3 "How Do You See Your Money?"

Money to me is a necessary evil. It is what makes the world go around, I must have it but it can cause some people in general to act funny when it comes to money. My financial goal is to first get out of debt and get my credit score up where I can be stable. Since I have a baby on the way I want to be able to provide for my girlfriend and the new baby. If I had a 100 dollar bill in my wallet I would put 60 dollars of it in my checking account, twenty dollars of it in my savings account and the last twenty in my wallet. When I think about paying bills I feel anxiety. One thing I don't understand about money is how to budget it. I do an okay job at it but there's room for improvement. Planning for retirement is very important to me it is something I want to get an early start on. I worry about not having enough money for bills when the baby comes in 5 months since I am still in school and have not started my career yet. I have job now but when the baby comes it is a whole new ball game when it comes to money. Really the only thing money helps me enjoy is when I get my girlfriend something and see the smile on her face. I do not need money to enjoy the company of my parents and my girlfriend.