Comments on: why I spend

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:24:56 +0000

You are right. I think money does need to be spent on things that make our lives a little brighter. I do not feel guilt in buying a good book to read or having a latte.

And I would not mind spending it on having dinner in Barcelona. My only problem… like many, many Americans (or people in general), I did not trade my time for money wisely. And now owe $80K in debt.

You are right… when you have the money… save and watch it grow, but also spend it wisely on brightening your life, too.

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:24:56 +0000

You are right. I think money does need to be spent on things that make our lives a little brighter. I do not feel guilt in buying a good book to read or having a latte.

You are right… when you have the money… save and watch it grow, but also spend it wisely on brightening your life, too.

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By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Sat, 02 May 2009 05:34:13 +0000

The dichotomoy comes when the marginal utility of the 3rd bathroom in a two person household clashes with the marginal cost of last tree that is cut down or the 95th hour of work in a week.

By: Moneymonk

Moneymonk — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:41:05 +0000

agree AJC

well said, I have to blog about your comment, it really makes sense

By: Moneymonk

Moneymonk — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:57 +0000

agree AJC

well said, I have to blog about your comment, it really makes since

By: ajc

ajc — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:14:34 +0000

Money clearly has one and only one purpose: to be spent.

Whether you horde it now to spend later, or spend now and risk your 'later' is a matter that is overly analyzed, particularly on the web.

Instead, simply:

1. Embrace the Life that you want to live - focusing on what is / will be vitally important to you;
2. Calculate how much money you will need (usually a necessary evil for most, but not all, Life plans);
3. Put in place strategies and tactics to ensure that you have at least that much money available when you need it;
4. Happily spend the rest (or horde it, or give it away, or ... whatever turns you on).

By: Yo Prinzel

Yo Prinzel — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:43:00 +0000

I think for some, the spending is a way to avoid acknowledging the misery of selling your soul….in order to buy. It's a weird circle of inappropriate logic. Not all spending, mind you, but some. To vilify all purchases and splurges is ridiculous. The amount of money I've spent on dinners on the water is ridiculous, but it's also one of my favorite things to do–and so i continue to do it.

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