Comments on: IT’S A RICH MAN’S WORLD

By: S

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:27:56 +0000

Was that the Smart Cookies book that you bought? My roommate swears by that book, but I have yet to read it.

I’ve attempted several times to put a budget into place and live a simpler life, but it always only seems to last for a couple of weeks before I fold. But I’m going to keep trying and perhaps I’ll strengthen my will power one day and learn to indulge less. Good on ya for sticking to your plan!

Someone once told me that statistically, people who spend their money on experiences rather than on material possessions are happier… I’m testing this theory out.

By: Kasia Fink

Kasia Fink — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:09:00 +0000

There are definitely times when we spend to impress other people or for boredom or other reasons. But sometimes I spend my hard earned cash on the goodies that are a bit more expensive because I value high quality. Heck yes, they make me happy and I don’t think that’s always a bad thing. The key is to keep it from being spontaneous or reckless. There needs to be a plan – it looks like you’re on the right track.

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By: jas

jas — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:17:00 +0000

great post. I love love reading about personal finance. I have some great links to good PF sites and lots of good books i could recommend. Love your blog. How is the Lush thing going? And keep updating on your budgeting progress. Im also in the process of re-learning a new way to manage my money. Good Luck from a fellow island girl!

By: DShan

DShan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:27:40 +0000

I’ve gone through the same thing. I started my company and quickly realized that dollar and cents were all important. It’s sort of comforting to decide NOT to spend money on something. It’s quieter. More peaceful. It forces your mind to investigate ways to entertain without spending.

I dig.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:14:15 +0000

That last paragraph wraps it up perfectly.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:03:41 +0000

Yes, toss guys like that to the curb. You will only be disappointed.

That said, when time unravelled, you will find that they end up disappointed as well. In women, and they never learn their lesson. They continually choose women who give a more of a shit about their looks and money than they do them. They end up ‘surprised’ in divorce court when it turns out she really *is* a vapid bitch and takes everything they have. Really? It is a surprise? It almost never is.

Some never learn either. Bimbo #2 will come along and it happens again. Like crack to the alimony fire.

Run the other way, into the arms of a guy who puts you first, doesn’t care if you gain ten pounds, but mostly knows himself.

By: Eva

Eva — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:20:40 +0000

I’m lucky I work in an environment that does not require me in business attire. At least that keeps wardrobe costs down. However, it seems that my downfall is in te electronics department. Yeah, I’m the enginerd. Aside from that, I think I have fallen victim to retail therapy. The past couple of years were pretty bad. Now, if I am out shopping, I ask myself some questions before I buy: Do I absolutely need this? Can I do without it? Is there a less expensive alternative if it is something I really need? Questions like that. It makes saying no to that purchase easier, I find.

By: TheQuack

TheQuack — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:01:07 +0000

Boredom … I think that’s my spending trigger. I’m noticing increasingly this week, since starting my strict budgeting of my own, that the impulses to spend seem to come in my moments of boredom.
I’m one of those ripples of your own endeavors.
Good post darlin’ … glad you’re doing this for you, because only good can come from that