Comments on: ‘Keeping Up Appearances’ Is A Bunch Of Bullsh*t. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:55:32 -0500 hourly 1 By: FrugalSimple http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29556 FrugalSimple Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:59:08 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29556 How much more superficial can this society get? This has got to be in the top ten most idiotic ideas I've ever heard. When there are MANY people facing true deprivation, someone's worried about keeping up appearances???? Give me a break. How much more superficial can this society get? This has got to be in the top ten most idiotic ideas I’ve ever heard. When there are MANY people facing true deprivation, someone’s worried about keeping up appearances???? Give me a break.

]]> By: Aya from Thrive http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29554 Aya from Thrive Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:26:31 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29554 Now that we can't buy, we should rent - it sounds reasonable, until we're talking about what we're renting. A house, sure - shelter is a fundamental need - but a pet, like you say, that's debatable. I agree that it's ridiculous that we're contemplating cutting down groceries for the Prada bag when it should be as clear, as the brand presence is, that we don't need the Prada but we need to eat. Its disappointing to think how we have begun to prioritze things when it shouldn't be so hard. Now that we can’t buy, we should rent – it sounds reasonable, until we’re talking about what we’re renting. A house, sure – shelter is a fundamental need – but a pet, like you say, that’s debatable. I agree that it’s ridiculous that we’re contemplating cutting down groceries for the Prada bag when it should be as clear, as the brand presence is, that we don’t need the Prada but we need to eat. Its disappointing to think how we have begun to prioritze things when it shouldn’t be so hard.

]]> By: YoungMoneyTalks http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29549 YoungMoneyTalks Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:17:19 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29549 I'd like to think that the writer was at least in part trying to be satirical, with phrases like: "In other words, that ermine coat that hasn't fitted since 1998 can start earning its keep, and with the money you make from renting it out you can impress your neighbors by coming home in a helicopter -- rented, of course." That being said, I think the piece is in poor taste and undeniably insensitive given the current economic climate when people are really struggling just to survive. I’d like to think that the writer was at least in part trying to be satirical, with phrases like: “In other words, that ermine coat that hasn’t fitted since 1998 can start earning its keep, and with the money you make from renting it out you can impress your neighbors by coming home in a helicopter — rented, of course.”

That being said, I think the piece is in poor taste and undeniably insensitive given the current economic climate when people are really struggling just to survive.

]]> By: david http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29546 david Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:11:45 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29546 David Y - I couldn't agree more. The older I get, the more I realize no one cares about what I am wearing, etc. And if they do, that's their problem! Plonkee - I thought I was cool when I had long hair and was in a band. Then I see a picture and realize how stupid I looked. Its much more fun being uncool. :-) David Y – I couldn’t agree more. The older I get, the more I realize no one cares about what I am wearing, etc. And if they do, that’s their problem!

Plonkee – I thought I was cool when I had long hair and was in a band. Then I see a picture and realize how stupid I looked. Its much more fun being uncool. :-)

]]> By: david http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29545 david Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:01:13 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29545 Kimberly - the writer was talking about expensive sports cars, renting dogs & handbags, etc, so you could still look like you had money. Caring about that stuff while the economy collapses and people cannot buy groceries is vapid and useless. It was a dumb article in these economic times, and it was not "wink wink" at all. Check out the comments after the article itself on CNN - most people feel the same way and cannot believe it was even written. Kimberly – the writer was talking about expensive sports cars, renting dogs & handbags, etc, so you could still look like you had money. Caring about that stuff while the economy collapses and people cannot buy groceries is vapid and useless. It was a dumb article in these economic times, and it was not “wink wink” at all. Check out the comments after the article itself on CNN – most people feel the same way and cannot believe it was even written.

]]> By: plonkee http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29537 plonkee Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:04:12 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29537 I was lamenting the other day that being cool has somehow passed me by. My friend suggested that I could just declare 2009 the year of cool, and when deciding whether to do things instead of asking myself whether something was fun or not, just consider whether it was something a cool person would do. We agreed that would be a rubbish idea, and I'm just going to have to stick with being uncool. I was lamenting the other day that being cool has somehow passed me by. My friend suggested that I could just declare 2009 the year of cool, and when deciding whether to do things instead of asking myself whether something was fun or not, just consider whether it was something a cool person would do.

We agreed that would be a rubbish idea, and I’m just going to have to stick with being uncool.

]]> By: David Y http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29536 David Y Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:38:30 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29536 @Emily. That was my first thought too. Pets form attachments to their families. Getting passed around like that is cruel to them. Trying to keep up a false impression is dumb in the best of times. Doing it when things are tight is just plain stupid. I remember something I read once. When you are 20, you worry a lot about what others think of you. When you are 40, you worry less about what others think of you. When you are 60, you realize others aren't really thinking about you very much. As I get close to 60, I find that last part is true. I do not spend too much time thinking about others may have. Other than to shake my head sometimes about them being in over their heads. I'm sure they do not spend much time thinking about me and what I have. @Emily. That was my first thought too. Pets form attachments to their families. Getting passed around like that is cruel to them.

Trying to keep up a false impression is dumb in the best of times. Doing it when things are tight is just plain stupid. I remember something I read once.

When you are 20, you worry a lot about what others think of you.
When you are 40, you worry less about what others think of you.
When you are 60, you realize others aren’t really thinking about you very much.

As I get close to 60, I find that last part is true. I do not spend too much time thinking about others may have. Other than to shake my head sometimes about them being in over their heads. I’m sure they do not spend much time thinking about me and what I have.

]]> By: Matt @ Steadfast Finances http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29532 Matt @ Steadfast Finances Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:44:51 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29532 I agree - it's way off the mark. I'm afraid the days of cheap & easy credit are over, and this article is (to me) a pure sign of desperation for: 1) people who think possessions define who they are and 2) businesses who rely on people to spend more than they earn on frivolous amenities. I agree – it’s way off the mark.

I’m afraid the days of cheap & easy credit are over, and this article is (to me) a pure sign of desperation for: 1) people who think possessions define who they are and 2) businesses who rely on people to spend more than they earn on frivolous amenities.

]]> By: Emily http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29531 Emily Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:41:15 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29531 Dog sharing!?!? Oh. My. God. I am a dog lover and dog rescuer, and that is just cruel and unusual! Dogs develop a strong sense of belonging with their pack, and it is traumatic for them to change residences and owners once, let alone frequently. That just makes me sick. Dog sharing!?!? Oh. My. God. I am a dog lover and dog rescuer, and that is just cruel and unusual! Dogs develop a strong sense of belonging with their pack, and it is traumatic for them to change residences and owners once, let alone frequently. That just makes me sick.

]]> By: David http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/10/14/keeping-up-appearances-is-a-bunch-of-bullsht/comment-page-1/#comment-29530 David Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:17:46 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1720#comment-29530 Yea, there are a lot of people who care way too much about what other people think of their car/house/clothes, etc! Yea, there are a lot of people who care way too much about what other people think of their car/house/clothes, etc!

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