Comments on: 5 Lies we tell ourselves to Help us Continue Spending

By: whitecollargreensoul

whitecollargreensoul — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:45:10 +0000

my issue has definitely been doing well for say… three weeks, and then getting fed up and frustrated at how i haven't 'bought anything or gone anywhere fun' and then i drop more than i would have in those three weeks. sigh….
My recent post happiness project

By: FabulouslyBroke.com

FabulouslyBroke.com — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:01:50 +0000

I totally agree! 40ish type things like vacations definitely cost money. I\’d save as much as possible with the little bit that I earn just to be secure first.

I think the other problem is that people ASSUME they will make more money each year, as every year goes by. They start at $20k and think they\’ll be at $200k in 10 – 20 years, which sometimes never happens.

So they don\’t save.

By: Steve in W MA

Steve in W MA — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:32:45 +0000

"You're only young once" is valid but really young people might not realize the really awesome opportunities available to them once they have saved up a nice wad of cash–opportunities they can take advantage of in 10 or 15 years or so but only if they've been putting away significant amounts of money all through their 20s and 30s.

Also, you're still young when you are 40. at least, pretty young. You are going to want to do 40ish type thing when you get that old and 40ish type things COST MONEY!!! LOL!

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By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:37:00 +0000

Thank you!

By: Shandos Cleaver

Shandos Cleaver — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:34:05 +0000

Great article! I added a link from my blog, Declutter Your Life, because it continues on with my recent sub-theme of "Stop Clutter".

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