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By: Money Mistake Monday - Watching Every Last Penny Syndrome. | My Two Dollars

Money Mistake Monday - Watching Every Last Penny Syndrome. | My Two Dollars — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:01:21 +0000

[...] thing as taking budgeting so far that you stop enjoying life altogether. I have written before that I am not a miser in the sense that I do spend money, even though sometimes it may not seem like it. And even though [...]

By: MossySF

MossySF — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:31:37 +0000

“Balance” sounds just like the fake college entrance BS. Join all sorts of school and community activities you have no interest in to prove to college admission boards you are a balanced student! Except for adults, it’s make sure you have balance in your life by doing a little of everything. If you’re happy, what’s the big about an out-of-balanced life? The age of the renaissance man ended with the industrial revolution — specialists make the world go around. I would not give up ability and focus in exchange for outside approval on how I’ve allocated my life.

By: david

david — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:07:04 +0000

Great comment Kristofer, so true. I think everyone thinks they are entitled to these things, which is so not the case. Thanks for the comment!

By: Kristofer

Kristofer — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:15:46 +0000

I completely agree with you, I think what the main problem for people to understand is that most of us can’t afford the TV, the car, or the Iphone. The reason people think they can is because of a brilliant thing called financing. A car I can understand financing, but make a sensible choice, a TV?

To me, if you can’t afford the TV outright, you don’t need to buy it. Save the money over time, make due without it, then buy it outright. You’ll have saved money, earned interest on it, not paid for financing and received a more cutting edge product due to the wait, or a better price on the same thing because it’s been out a while.

By: david

david — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:53:56 +0000

It doesn’t Pinyo, that’s the problem. Everyone wants cheap fuel, but eventually we will truly pay for it.

As for the milk…I don’t know where you live but $9.00 per gallon for organic milk seems outrageous. I pay $7 or so. But for a pregnant wife and your child, wouldn’t you pay $20?

By: Pinyo

Pinyo — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:17:29 +0000

Nice philosophy The organic milk for my pregnant wife is killing me though…$4.50 for half a gallon.

How does this compute…
- renewable resource (milk) = $9 per gallon
- non-renewable (gasoline) = $2.89 per gallon

By: On Judging Others And Their Spending Habits » My Money Blog

On Judging Others And Their Spending Habits » My Money Blog — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:04:08 +0000

[...] start off with those who think there are some who save too much. Take this comment received by MyTwoDollars: You always talk about saving money and making sacrifices, don’t you ever spend any money? [...]

By: Carnival of Personal Finance #119

Carnival of Personal Finance #119 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:03:07 +0000

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Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:15:42 +0000

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By: Best Finance Posts from Carnival of Personal Finance #119 at Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:06:25 +0000

[...] at My Two Dollars answers a readers question “Do you ever spend money on anything?” No, just because we all talk about saving money and cutting spending, it doesn’t mean [...]