Comments on: Five Things I Think It Is OK To Spend Money On.

By: An Experience Worth Every Penny We Spent. | My Two Dollars

An Experience Worth Every Penny We Spent. | My Two Dollars — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:34:58 +0000

[...] Overall, between dinner and the show, I think we spent about $250, but it was worth every penny. Experiences are worth a lot, as I have written about before. [...]

By: Blue

Blue — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:00:50 +0000

@Kyle – spending good money on furniture for kids sounds like a bad idea to me. Simply put, I’m closer to that age (I’m 18), and I remember between the ages of, say, 4 and 7, carving into a desk that served as a nightstand between my brother – and the two of us put every sticker we got at the doctor’s office on that desk, too. Kids are tough on stuff, and telling them (us, really), “We spent good money on that and you’re going to have it one day” doesn’t really ring a bell til they’re old enough to value the furniture.

Other things I’ve ruined: an antique dining room table – spilled a bottle of nail polish remover and let it sit while I finished taking the polish off my nails; my childhood desk – markers. Lots of markers; my current desk ($400+, not exactly cheap but I LOVE IT), also with nail polish remover, combined with some papers that got soaked into it… and the list goes on.

I definitely agree with most of this list – maybe not so much food, since I’m in college on a limited budget, and that’s the best place to trim down, but I still eat pretty decently.

By: Investing Lessons, Money Tips, Things To Spend On @ The Carnivals

Investing Lessons, Money Tips, Things To Spend On @ The Carnivals — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:13:08 +0000

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By: david

david — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:36:05 +0000

Education is definitely one of them Jinger…a lot of people don’t understand that, but school does way more for people than a $50,000 car! Thanks for sharing!

By: Jinger

Jinger — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:49:45 +0000

I am in debt because I took out a huge educational loan a few years ago in order to send my teenage granddaughter to a specialized school. I am on a fixed income and will be paying on that loan for many, many years….but I considered it an investment in the life of a child. I figured some people “invest” $50,000 in a luxury vehicle and I chose to invest in my child. My investment paid off too….her schooling prepared her for for adulthood and she is a wonderfully repsonsible young adult now.

You are right…some priorities are worth spending money on.

By: A Festival Sandwich! | I've Paid For This Twice Already...

A Festival Sandwich! | I've Paid For This Twice Already... — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:50:18 +0000

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Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:03:18 +0000

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By: David

David — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:47:28 +0000

Good one, thanks!

By: fathersez

fathersez — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:07:56 +0000

You have a very reasonable list.

You may want to consider adding education to your list.