Comments on: 3 financial lessons from Grandma http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma Get Out of Debt @ DebtKid.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:33:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: c http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-8278 c Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:29:12 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-8278 you should get your grandmother to start a blog - the advice that she could pass on to many people would be amazing. you should get your grandmother to start a blog – the advice that she could pass on to many people would be amazing.

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-8009 No Debt Plan Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:23:57 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-8009 My Dad is just like the first part of #2. He still calls his friends on a weekly basis -- from elementary and high school. We live in different times, but it is something to aspire to. My Dad is just like the first part of #2. He still calls his friends on a weekly basis — from elementary and high school.

We live in different times, but it is something to aspire to.

]]> By: smitty http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-7923 smitty Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:31:41 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-7923 "2. Invest in Relationships, not stuff [stuff deleted] So, takeaway #2…it’s about people…not stuff." I'll be contrarian here and suggest that investing in stuff is as important as relationships; i.e. the best advice that I've read on the net was: "feel free to love whatever your love: poetry, dead people, nature, family, friends, etc... because your heart needs to know it's free!" So, yes, "investing in relationships" is god but it's even better to have relationships with things you love-- and even other people. Howerver, as far as I can tell, many folks are simply trying to buy happyness instead of trying to make happyness. In my life, I love my 95xi elliptical trainer and think it's worth every penny; I also bought a nice keyboard and love that too! I got rid of my home gym because it didn't earn its keep. Most importanly, if you don't love yourself, then how can you love your neighbor? “2. Invest in Relationships, not stuff
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So, takeaway #2…it’s about people…not stuff.”

I’ll be contrarian here and suggest that investing in stuff is as important as relationships; i.e. the best advice that I’ve read on the net was: “feel free to love whatever your love: poetry, dead people, nature, family, friends, etc… because your heart needs to know it’s free!”

So, yes, “investing in relationships” is god but it’s even better to have relationships with things you love– and even other people.

Howerver, as far as I can tell, many folks are simply trying to buy happyness instead of trying to make happyness.

In my life, I love my 95xi elliptical trainer and think it’s worth every penny; I also bought a nice keyboard and love that too!

I got rid of my home gym because it didn’t earn its keep.

Most importanly, if you don’t love yourself, then how can you love your neighbor?

]]> By: Smart Spending http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-7883 Smart Spending Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:23:21 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-7883 <strong>What was your dumbest purchase ever?...</strong> "DebtKid," feeling buyer's remorse about his 1 a.m. purchase of a Nintendo DS Lite that has since been gathering dust, is holding a contest for the stupidest purchase ever. He's gotten quite a response from readers and other bloggers. The winner wi... What was your dumbest purchase ever?…

“DebtKid,” feeling buyer’s remorse about his 1 a.m. purchase of a Nintendo DS Lite that has since been gathering dust, is holding a contest for the stupidest purchase ever. He’s gotten quite a response from readers and other bloggers. The winner wi…

]]> By: Shel http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-7877 Shel Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:51:44 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-7877 It is so cute when Grandparents brag to their friends about their grandkids spending time with them! I wish I had the opportunity to spend so much time with my grandparents. Couples in their (planned and funded) retirements are amazing role models. When you're young and socking it away it doesn't mean much. It's nice to have an example of what lies ahead. My grandparents introduced me to the thrill of the second hand hunt as well. Whenever I visit them we spend an entire day going around to all of the second hand shops. We spend time together, find great deals and I usually end up with enough books to last until I see them next! It is so cute when Grandparents brag to their friends about their grandkids spending time with them!

I wish I had the opportunity to spend so much time with my grandparents. Couples in their (planned and funded) retirements are amazing role models. When you’re young and socking it away it doesn’t mean much. It’s nice to have an example of what lies ahead.

My grandparents introduced me to the thrill of the second hand hunt as well. Whenever I visit them we spend an entire day going around to all of the second hand shops. We spend time together, find great deals and I usually end up with enough books to last until I see them next!

]]> By: Big Bad Wolf http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-7875 Big Bad Wolf Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:53:57 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-7875 03/11/08 DK, you might want to reign in the chit-chat about being in a financial twist, as it tends to make people uncomfortable, especially if you have previously been boastful about your prospects.Secondly, people tend to think you are going to hit them for a loan, and this makes people uneasy. Hopefully you have paid back the funds borrowed from family to file bankruptcy; if you haven't please do it forthwith. Please tell us you are involving an attorney in your "negotiation" with the IRS. I can't believe your bankruptcy attorney would allow you to petition with this tax debt hanging over your head. Did he/she know about it? 03/11/08 DK, you might want to reign in the chit-chat about being in a financial twist, as it tends to make people uncomfortable, especially if you have previously been boastful about your prospects.Secondly, people tend to think you are going to hit them for a loan, and this makes people uneasy. Hopefully you have paid back the funds borrowed from family to file bankruptcy; if you haven’t please do it forthwith.
Please tell us you are involving an attorney in your “negotiation” with the IRS. I can’t believe your bankruptcy attorney would allow you to petition with this tax debt hanging over your head. Did he/she know about it?

]]> By: DRF Blog http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-7870 DRF Blog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:05:47 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-7870 Great lessons, DK. I love purging and getting rid of stuff. I always feel... lighter. Re: "With my generation likely living even longer than humans ever before" -- Actually, some recent studies show our generation living fewer years than our parents (obesity, processed food, etc). And what about Methuselah? Nobody's lived 969 years since 1656 B.C. ;-) Great lessons, DK. I love purging and getting rid of stuff. I always feel… lighter.

Re: “With my generation likely living even longer than humans ever before” — Actually, some recent studies show our generation living fewer years than our parents (obesity, processed food, etc).

And what about Methuselah? Nobody’s lived 969 years since 1656 B.C. ;-)

]]> By: Fiscal Musings http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma/comment-page-1#comment-7867 Fiscal Musings Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:52:57 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/3-financial-lessons-from-my-grandma#comment-7867 It's a shame to see people who care more about the things around them than the people. It's a great lesson to learn that people and our relationships are what really matter. It’s a shame to see people who care more about the things around them than the people. It’s a great lesson to learn that people and our relationships are what really matter.

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