Many apologies for not posting in the last two weeks or so. My family was here in Spain, visiting me over Easter, so I was away from my computer for quite awhile. Since I’m still mostly in vacation mode, I’m not going to get too far into annoying debt-related issues in this post.
Instead, I want to pose a question that I’ve been thinking about as a result of something that happened at the start of my vacation: are some people just unlucky with money? The point of this blog is obviously about things I (and everyone) can do to take control of our money, but is it possible that for some people (me?) it’s just there’s something working against us that makes it a lot more difficult?
The event that made me think about this is this: when my family arrived, I took the train up to meet them in Madrid. From the train station, I jumped on the Metro into the city to their hotel, but the Metro train I was on happened to get really, really crowded so I found myself struggling just to stay standing with my suitcase. My purse was under my arm, but because the train was so crowded I couldn’t see whether the zipper was in front, where I can see it and where I am careful to keep it, or in the back, where anyone could open it, nor could I move it even if I had noticed that the zipper was in the back. Instead, I just held the purse closely and didn’t notice anything unusual on the train, but when I got out I checked my bag just in case and of course, my wallet was missing. Luckily, it only had about 50 euros cash in it and I managed to cancel my ATM card and the one emergency credit card I carry before they were used, but I was still upset and irritated that someone had managed to rob me when I consider myself both careful with money and experienced with big city transportation (having lived in DC for a year, using the metro nearly daily).
This annoying experience made me think about several other “unlucky” experiences I’ve had with money in the past few years and while I know everyone has these sometimes, I’ve had several people comment that I have more bad luck than others. In addition, I never seem to have any good luck with money, like those people who are always winning prizes or finding money on the sidewalk. I think my boyfriend agrees, because during our trip he bought me a little clay witch from a souvenir shop that’s supposed to make you lucky with money. She even has a tiny piece of gold (there were others with different items that promised luck in other areas). I’m going to keep her in my purse to see if she brings me good luck. If nothing else, I made the person who was selling them that much luckier. They’ve got my 2 euros
While we’re waiting to see if my witch makes me luckier with money, I’d love to read your comments about luck and money!
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