Freezing in NH

I had been putting aside some cash to fund a ROTH IRA by the end of the year (I love Vanguard, but the 3K minimum is a bit much…).  I decided to scrape up all my loose change and go for it.  It will leave me a bit short this month but I can take a short loan from my emergency fund, and then I’ll be done with one of my goals for this year! 

Somehow, investing now seems like a really important thing.  I think I’m convincing myself that I’m buying at the bottom.  Plus it helps to be focusing on getting a bargin and ignoring what is happening to my other investments.  And buying a relatively risky investment means that swings in value are normal, so I can just go on pretending things are okay.

I know staying in the market, with the investments I already have, is the right thing to do.  This just helps me take my mind off of it.

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