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Why Investing Scares the Shit Out of Me (& How I’m Fighting Back)

Posted on September 4, 2018November 7, 2024 by amypeveto

I recently wrote about how I’m learning to spend despite being a pinch-penny. That article sounds breezy, but it’s taken me a long time to get to that point. And there’s still one area of finances that is really tough for me: investing. In my mind, investing equals big risk — and risks freak me out. If I could, I would cram all my money into a big mayonnaise jar and bury it in my backyard.

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