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To have an interest in economics it takes a pretty special kind of person. I think that it takes a mixture between the two elements of patience and insanity. I am saying this from the perspective of a business major with a minor in economics so I am not ragging on anyone but myself. I think that these two traits are written all across my face. I mean I find more interest in reading the wall street journal or looking at a credit report than I do taking a bike ride or watching a movie. I am just that sort of person.
Eventually I want to be a marketer but I have this trange interest in the field of economics. I find a lot of pleasure in looking over graphs and data to see and predict where things are going in the future for a country's economy. I like looking at my finances this way. Ever month or so I take a look at my own finances and draw up a bunch graphs to represent my own situation in print. I feel like this is both an interesting way of looking at the situation and managing it. When I have such visual representations of very difficult situation then I am much better at dealing with the problem.
I think this interest of mine in economics and finances has come from the time I spent in between high school and college. During this time I thought I would tyr to make it through life without ever doing the college thing. I got a job as a factory worker and I bought a car and had a nice little apartment. I had credit cards which I used way too frequently and ended up owing on them for a whole year before I started college. I had to undergo a lot of credit repair because I thought I could afford everything and wouldn't really need to worry about a budget or the bills balancing out. I was of course wrong and now I am working so that I never have to be in that sitauation again. That's why I get my monthly free credit report because I am doing whatever I can to stay on top of my debt.