These are my interests. I hope you appreciate them.
I have many varied interests. Finances, repairing things, and going on adventures to name a few. I hope you appreciate some of these or at least learn along with me.
Current Endeavors
What to expect from Appreciating Interest in the coming months.
Who the heck am I?
My name is Alex Holden, and I want to give people the power to free themselves from a system of poverty caused by lack of information. See my own financial journey below.
Open-Door Policy
I want to be as transparent as possible with you. Follow my blog to get updates on my personal financial endeavors: success and failure alike.
Who even are you?!
Hi! I’m Alex, and I have a penchant for studying personal finance and helping people. I created Appreciating Interest to share my knowledge and push myself to reach my own goals.
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Our goal here is not to focus on what other people are doing: how much others make, what they choose to spend their money on, or even what they do with their time. The truth is, we have no control over other people; spending energy trying to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ is energy that cannot be used to further your own interests. Plus, you may not even want the lifestyle they live when you find out what it truly costs to ‘look’ rich. If you spend all day trying to impress others, you surrender your power to be happy - your happiness is now based on someone else’s decision whether to give you the validation you are seeking.
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Fix it.
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Build it.
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Grow it.
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Sell it.
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Make it.
