I am closing my business next month mostly because after 14 years of struggling with finances, I REALIZE I can't do it.  Because of money coming in daily, I have never learned to budget or save.  I am ADD.  I can't survive this recession, and my body can't fight the stress of running a business anymore.  I am happy with deciding to close.  I have a wonderfully less stressful life to look forward to with an exceptionally supportive and loving boyfriend.  I am even moving 5 hours away at my own desire for a fresh start.  I want to 'do this right'.  I am worth a lot of money with my knowledge of dogs, and I will be near a major city which will make income easier as a trainer or groomer.  I just want to get a regular paycheck without all the hassles of owning or managing... I certainly will find it hard to take orders and have superiors when I have started and run two businesses from scratch.  I also am so run down that I have no idea what my passion is in life anymore.  Career-wise I mean. 

I am sure many of you have bravely started and lost businesses partly because of ADD issues and financial troubles.  I'd like to ask what helped you LEARN and actually succeed at budgeting and saving money.  Or what didn't work for you... maybe save some of us from a wrong path.