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ABOUT MEHi, my name is Deppy (I know... it's a weird name). I'm 45 yrs. old, a wife and mother of three teenage boys; and this is a little bit of my story so you can get to know me...  Creating wealth wasn't something I thought anything about when I was growing up. It was what some people somehow managed to do, or have, or get. The people that achieved this "status" didn't have anything in common with people like my mom and I, and vice versa. My mother taught me that life was unfair and difficult, and to just get used to it because "that's just the way life is". She also taught me that people would always look down upon us because we had no money to buy fancy clothes and live in a fancy house, and to just glare back at people when they gave us the "I feel sorry for you" look. Paying the rent on time, getting food on the table and occasionally getting a "new" piece of clothing at the thrift store was something my mom told me I needed to be very grateful for. Wanting anything else was being materialistic. She was a single mom, and working two, sometimes three jobs at a time to make ends meet was difficult enough for her; building and creating wealth was completely unrealistic and any thoughts in that direction were quickly dismissed. In fact, the thought of building or creating wealth was almost something distasteful, or even sinful. She raised me in a very religious environment that enforced the "money is the root of all evil" way of thinking. I grew up determined that I too would never strive to have or want anything that wasn't absolutely necessary. This way of thinking sure worked for me! For many years after I left home I just made enough to make it through one day at a time. I felt resentment for people that I thought "had it easy". I felt sure that they were all looking at me and feeling sorry for me, just like mom said they would. I had many negative feelings associated with money so therefore I didn't want anything to do with it. I sure was one unhappy camper! (Pathetic, but true).
Money is just a piece of paper! It is neither evil nor good. It has no feelings and it has no prejudice. How we view it and what we do with it is what's important. My goal with this website is to share with you the steps I have taken in my life to accept, build and create wealth and not feel bad or guilty in the process. Having money isn't shameful and wanting it isn't something you need to hide. Think of all the people you would be able to help if you had money! How on earth can you help others when you are miserable and can barely help yourself? What better gift to give your children than financial security through wealth-building techniques that are simple to put in place and keep up! It's so important to help kids learn money habits that will become second-nature to them. Teaching them things they'll never learn at school; like how to invest early and achieve financial freedom. My son, Spencer, has created this website with me. He is 17 years old and knows more about investing and creating wealth than I did in my mid-thirties. You will be reading his thoughts throughout this site and he can give his perspective on what he's learned and what works best for a teenager. You can get to know him by going to About Spencer. My other two sons are 15 and 13 and they are building their own websites and businesses as we speak. It's important to remember that children don't have limitations; only the ones we as parents put on them. You don't need to be financially "in-the-know" to implement any of the steps I outline in this website. You don't need to be good in math or even have a high school diploma to understand the simple concepts that will be presented. Several different "types" of investing will be presented and you can pick one that you feel comfortable with, whatever your financial situation. We all have different tastes in food, clothing, etc., so why not different tastes in investing and creating wealth? None of them are wrong, just different. If I can just help one person out there secure their future and the future of their children by making their money work for them, it will all be worthwhile.
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Thankfully, I did stop feeling sorry for myself. I had a light bulb moment one day when I figured out something that was SO ridiculously obvious...
