H. Shane Darrisaw
In my book, Common Sense ain’t Common you will learn:
• A Common Sense approach to establishing good credit
• Why Success before work does not make Common Sense
• Why Common Sense forces you to establish nonnegotiables
• A Common Sense view of understanding the stock market
• How to apply Common Sense tactics to your credit and finances
My book takes a common sense approach to understanding how credit works as well as the advantages of starting a savings strategy and investing at an early age by using some of my personal life’s experiences as lessons learned.
Shane has been in the banking/mortgage industry for over 11 years and has done it all from originations to management to support. In his career he has worked for 3 of the top banks in the nation. He has managed and consulted in the area of multi-cultural markets as a middle and senior manager helping all three banks increase their market share in this area. Prior to entering the mortgage industry, Shane served as general and later as a district manager for the largest furniture chain in the nation at the time. He then went on to manage for a major finance company where his primary responsibility was analyzing and extending credit.
Shane holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration and received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University concentrating on management, marketing and finance. Shane is a retired Armed Forces Veteran serving 21 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard before retiring with the rank of Major. It is his education and military training coupled with his experience in banking and mortgage while working as a Vice President and First Vice President in the area of emerging and multi-cultural markets that gave him the experience to excel in the corporate world and the knowledge to convey the consumers expressed needs.
Why would anyone want to write a book about common sense, proclaiming that everyone does not have it? In my life of 41 years, I have met hundreds of people of varying education levels and of all professions. I have friends who are doctors, engineers, attorneys, educators, bankers and a few that possess doctorates in fields from education to psychology. One thing I can say about all of them is that I have from time to time seen occasions where they did not exercise common sense. I too have been accused of not using common sense when it comes to certain situations, so I include myself in this number and by no means intend to offend anyone. Rather, I am taking this opportunity for self-healing (they say the first step towards recovery is admission). I am writing this book because I believe that this book can help anyone who wants help, by sharing my thoughts in the area of financial awareness mixed with a little bit of the lessons taught by life. This book is my perspective on what it takes to start the wealth-building process for you and the ones you love. If I speak on anything that helps you, then I will consider the book a success. If, on the other hand, you do not find anything in this book helpful, then you should consider yourself in the minority and one of the fortunate ones that exercises common sense all of the time because … Common sense ain’t common. If it were, everyone would use it!
