IT'S BEEN A WHILE ... BUT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE

Can I be honest with you all? I seriously considered giving this up a few months ago.

Here's the backstory. I left my job at the newspaper I had been working at, in pursuit of a new career a a financial planner. I started working at a financial planning firm in my town, and I'm currently working toward becoming a full-fledged advisor. The upside is that this is what I want. This is a career that can have some great benefits for me and for my family. I had been working toward a job in this indu...