Nobody is born a financial expert. Even Warren Buffett -- who is generally regarded as among the best financial minds in the modern era -- was trained at the hands of Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing. So it’s okay if you’ve made a few financial mistakes in your life. We all have.
Still, a key part of improving your financial status over time is to learn from mistakes. It’s one thing to learn from your own and improve, but it’s even better if you can learn from someone else’s and avoid making the same ones yourself. With that spirit, I'll share these eight financial mistakes that I’ve made in my life, in the hopes you can steer yourself to a better spot.
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