Sarah (& Nemo) Around Town

The first weekend in October found Nemo and me at our second ever horse show together. We had been training for months for this weekend. I was excited. He was unsettled but handsome.

I had chosen to enter us in two classes. One I felt very comfortable with and one that felt like a bit of stretch.

Our first class went well, and I felt like our performance was strong.

Then came our second class. It was late in the afternoon, Nemo and I were both starting to feel tired, and he was annoyed at being asked to go back into the arena to work after having worked earlier that day.

About a third of the way through our performance, Nemo saw a tractor in a nearby field. He spooked, bucked, and went off course entirely. I assumed that we'd blown our chance to place.

But I kept riding; trying my best to finish strong. Afterwards I told him he was a good boy and got him settled down to rest. I figured we'd place in the middle of the field at best.

Later that evening I got a text from our trainer "1st place on the rodeo ride!!!" I was so surprised I actually laughed out loud.

When you're in it, you don't know what the ending will be. I had no expectations of placing, much less placing first. And we wouldn't have if I'd given up and stopped trying.

There will be times when your life, your plan, or your investments go of course. Just because you got off course doesn't mean you aren't still in the game.

Keep going. You might still end up in first place.

Wealth Management 101

Building Wealth With an HSA

Open enrollment for employer benefits is coming up, and there may be a triple tax advantaged account available to you that you’re missing out on.

As you gaze into your crystal ball and try to predict your needs over the next 12 months, allow me to put a bug in your ear about a poorly understood but highly valuable wealth-building tool that you may want to include in your upcoming benefit elections – an HSA.

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