When Spending The Money Is Worth The Cost.
This past weekend I helped friends move into the new house that they bought. And when I say “helped friends move”, I mean I lifted a few things here and there, arranged some furniture, and did some babysitting. I didn’t actually do the moving part of the weekend - my friends had hired professional movers to do the really hard work. My buddy and I went and picked up the U-Haul truck on Thursday night, and then the two movers took everything out of the old house
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How Do You Know When You Have Enough?
Do you have “enough”? Are you working extra hard to buy extra stuff that you don’t actually need? How many hours of your working day go towards unnecessary expenses? Could you work less hours if you required less stuff? Wanted less stuff? Had less stuff?
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Is Your Life Fiction Or Non-Fiction?
Are your life choices and decisions based in reality or fiction? Do you feel entitled to a better standard of living than you can currently afford? Are you deep in debt because of it? These are questions I always ask myself when I see stories of people living in trailer parks but driving $40,000 cars, school bus drivers living in $800,000 homes, or single women having 14 children when they are on welfare.
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Finding Contentment While Others Around You Want More.
You know how it goes - many people are out looking to make themselves happy by buying things. Do you really want to be one of them? Happiness comes in all forms; the most reliable version is the kind that you comes from yourself, not from a “thing”. But all too often (myself included, don’t get me wrong) we fall into the trap of thinking that if we buy something, we will be…happier, smarter, better-looking, etc. Too bad it will never last for any length of time!
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If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not A Bargain At All.
I don’t know about you, but I am getting kind of tired of watching the news and seeing consumer segments encouraging us to shop just because there are some deals out there. Between the Christmas season starting in mid-November, Black Friday, Black Monday, Black Friday 2 and now these “pundits” still trying to get us to part with our hard-earned money, I am a little burnt out on the “buy this stuff because it is on sale” mantra. If you don’t need something, it doesn’t matter how much it costs - you don’t need to spend the money for it!
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The Big List: 1,019 Different Ways To Save Money.
OK, times are tough - We all know it. Right now, you might be worrying about how to pay for groceries or the gasoline in your car, and we can use all the help you can get to stretch each and every dollar. Luckily, I have a few friends that have plenty of tips for saving money and I asked them to send them all to me so I could assemble a list for you - the person looking to save money. In these times, we all need to do everything we can to save money, even if it is only a little bit.
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