It's Always Sunny In A Rich Man's World
As I was stumbling around the internet, clearly avoiding the usual, lengthy to-do list, I discovered this gem:
Sadly, this is so true. Unfortunately, I don't know that much about finance, but as I'm slowly finding myself thrown headfirst into the world of bills and credit, this comic represents a sort of fear of mine. Up until now, I've been mostly of the mind that I could get by on just the principle of "Spend less than you earn," but apparently, I can't do that without first having large amounts of money at hand (Aaaah!). God forbid I end up with a big -$100,870 (Medical School) over my head for the rest of my life. Thus, as a way to assuage these fears, I have turned to my fall-back blog genre: money management!
A little while ago, Trent Hamm, of The Simple Dollar did an article recognizing the "Best Money Tips" from fans with notes. I thought most of this advice was fairly simple, common sense stuff, but a couple of them really stood out (with my comments in parentheses):
A couple more good ones:
Think Your Way To Wealth
Financial Samurai(Cool name, good advice)
Frugal Dad (The monetary version of ShitMyDadSays, I like to think)
Although I am merely hoping that this blog binge will help my monetary skills, I can say for sure that it is making me feel better and better about returning this:
Sadly, this is so true. Unfortunately, I don't know that much about finance, but as I'm slowly finding myself thrown headfirst into the world of bills and credit, this comic represents a sort of fear of mine. Up until now, I've been mostly of the mind that I could get by on just the principle of "Spend less than you earn," but apparently, I can't do that without first having large amounts of money at hand (Aaaah!). God forbid I end up with a big -$100,870 (Medical School) over my head for the rest of my life. Thus, as a way to assuage these fears, I have turned to my fall-back blog genre: money management!
A little while ago, Trent Hamm, of The Simple Dollar did an article recognizing the "Best Money Tips" from fans with notes. I thought most of this advice was fairly simple, common sense stuff, but a couple of them really stood out (with my comments in parentheses):
- Make friends with compulsive upgraders.Compulsive upgraders always have stuff they’re giving away. Another tip along these lines: look for yard sales and garage sales in upscale neighborhoods. They’re often selling stuff for $0.50 that I’d love to have in my home. (Friends-in-high-places has taken on a whole new meaning. It might seem like frien-abuse, but, hey, if they're offering...)
- Ask! Ask for a lower insurance rate. Ask for a better cable/deal. Ask for reduced interest. Ask about current sales/promotions. Ask for a raincheck.This works great if you’re an extrovert. (I am curious about how to reap the benefits of this for non-extroverts).
- Don’t drive home past the liquor store when you work at a job that you really don’t like and consistently frustrates you!
A couple more good ones:
Think Your Way To Wealth
Financial Samurai(Cool name, good advice)
Frugal Dad (The monetary version of ShitMyDadSays, I like to think)
Although I am merely hoping that this blog binge will help my monetary skills, I can say for sure that it is making me feel better and better about returning this:
I read an article talking about how although a lot of people make more money as they continue working, their happiness doesn't increase as well - the exception is for people who use that money to actually pursue their life dreams (travel, learning an instrument, planning a master garden, etc).
ReplyDeleteThe reason is because when ppl make more money, they also then spend more money, so the ratio of salary : happiness never changes. If you are able to rethink whether or not you REALLY need a 4 bedroom house for two people, you will be ahead of the game. I, for one, find it fun to live in small spaces and use space creatively.
I wholeheartedly agree, Michael. But, oh man, returning that dress was hard. haha
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