tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post5115303237613257828..comments2024-01-22T14:07:41.683-06:00Comments on Edifice Rex: No More No LessMamaHenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-71848917010252881602014-10-29T20:27:25.995-05:002014-10-29T20:27:25.995-05:00Hey Jo! Yeah, I used to do that too! lol! finally ...Hey Jo! Yeah, I used to do that too! lol! finally got over it though.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-59590681009984133262014-10-27T21:56:50.275-05:002014-10-27T21:56:50.275-05:00I think I should read about this. I clean up donat...I think I should read about this. I clean up donate lots of things then go buy more stuff. WTH!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-91269081869897536512014-10-27T21:20:17.306-05:002014-10-27T21:20:17.306-05:00hey Ed! Yeah, I thought you especially might enjoy...hey Ed! Yeah, I thought you especially might enjoy the site although I know you are pretty far along in the money-saving department. <br />I had a similar epiphany after I had been a journeyman carpenter for a few years and was making pretty good. I realized I was wasting quite a bit! I think probably that is common with folks who finally realize a goal of having more than enough money, whatever their station. Luckily, I realized what I was doing wrong but often kick myself for not realizing it sooner. The one thing my first husband was good for was that he believed in saving his money and encouraged me to do it too and I did. Ultimately that was one thing that helped me be able to leave him cold turkey!<br />I'm afraid that the consumerism bug is too strong for most people too. Mostly because they simply will not isolate themselves from main stream media that pushes it so relentlessly. MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-61121378591767245972014-10-27T12:53:20.433-05:002014-10-27T12:53:20.433-05:00Back from reading a number of articles and I want ...Back from reading a number of articles and I want to say that the one I enjoyed the most was the Latte Factor. It certainly describes my life well. <br /><br />I was a few years into my first job out of college and was wondering why I was not saving more money when I was earning way more than I had ever earned before. For about half a year, I wrote down what I spent on every single thing on a piece of paper and threw it in a box. I then added everything up in categories and was amazed at how much things add up a nickel and dime at a time. Since then I have always been a saver which is why I could stop working so early in life when my peers with the same salaries and same length of time at the job are still working. They have a lot of nice toys, live in far nicer and larger homes and go on lots of expensive vacations but don't have much to show for it when it comes to their savings account. <br /><br />When they learn what I have saved, they can't believe it. They always point out that the value of all their houses, toys and vacations don't add up to what I saved. But like that blog you link pointed out, wealth is more directly linked to spending habits than savings habits. Also, when you spend that money wisely over a long period of time, the extra money invested wisely has had lots of time to grow much larger.<br /><br />Sadly though, I find that rarely are people ever able to change their ways. The keeping up with the Joneses belief is just too deeply ingrained. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-71141572393124139252014-10-27T12:38:06.234-05:002014-10-27T12:38:06.234-05:00I'll definitely check the site out. We are on ...I'll definitely check the site out. We are on a fall cleaning kick right now where every couple weeks we pick a room or two for deep cleaning. As part of the cleaning, we are reviewing stuff to see if we still want to hang onto it or get rid of it. The garage sale pile in our basement is getting larger and larger. I'm not sure we will be able to wait until spring. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com