I AM A FINANCIAL DISASTER

Adeline, your financial catastrophe... Nice to meet you. But really. I give the impression that I have my affairs well under control. And that's true, until I have to start on my administration. I find that the most gruesome task ever.

Maybe it's because I have a bit of month left at the end of my money . Or that I leave bills unopened scattered on my desk. And who knows, it might have something to do with those numbers (I'm not very good with numbers), but it always goes wrong. Sorry Bol.com for your second payment reminder, excuse me, customer service lady, for the question of when the hell I'm going to pay.. I sincerely apologize here. But really sincerely.

Hey, I've actually learned something over the years. Words like buffer, saving, balance, budget... But yes, then you still have to put it into practice. That's what my financial safety net is for. My father-in-law calls at the end of a quarter asking if I'm coming over for tax-related stuff, my boyfriend weekly plants my nose in the bank account, and otherwise the bank itself will call. I can count on that.

“Hey, that sounds like a great plan.”

Manmanman, did you really turn thirty for that? I said that to myself, you know. It has to be different. I'm going to improve my life financially. That will surely make me much richer than I am now. I can invest my euros again in big companies, like Chanel and Louis Vuitton. Hey, that sounds like a great plan.

But yes, how do you do that? If you're just not made for that kind of thing? Well, next week I'm getting a visit at the editorial office from the authors of The financial detox, Joëlla and Nathalie from How 2 Spend It. So I'm already in a state of anxious trembling. Not because of the founders, they seem great to me. But my bank account and administration are already shrinking at the thought that they are on their way.