It just didn't feel right. So we decided to pull our money away. Forged signatures.

Penny stocks. He also changed our risk profile. There was something like $300,000 that went through

our account and we did not have that kind of money. So you asked me how I feel about being here.

It's a little reserved from that. I get that. I completely get that.

So we've known each other since high school. We met at 15 years old. And that was an interesting start. She didn't really like me. I'll just let that to the record. But I worked my way into it. And so then we got married very young. I was 19 and she was 20. Oh, wow. Yeah. And so we've been together since then, so 27 years. Yeah, I like to say we married for love because we did not have a plan. We just were like, we're going to get married and everything will work out great. I say she married me for potential. That's right. She's bet on the outcome up. I love it. I had nothing. And we just entered the empty nester phase. How's that going so far? Well, I mean, there's some boomerang, right? Like, they're going to come back. And our two youngest just started as freshmen and our oldest is like probably a sophomore, late sophomore year. So three in college at the same time.

Honestly, it feels like the mess middle. You also, it sounds like you did kids like, let's say the kids.

And you're like, yes.

And then you threw three of them like really quick succession.

Yeah, they're all two and a half years apart.

So it was quick.

But it feels a little bit like the messy middle because we're paying for three kids in

college and helping some extra

finances. So we have like a scholarship plan for them and we help pay for school. But they have to

work and they need to be paying for their groceries and life and fun. So you cover school

and the basics. They got to cover everything else. Yes. But does that always happen? No. It doesn't always happen.

It's not always happening.

They're in a small town.

Sometimes finding a job is a little hard.

Got it.

So there might be some help that we give.

As far as background, none of my parents taught me anything about finances.

I come from feeble beginnings. And so once I

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