Comments on: Money Mantra

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:11:58 +0000

I came back to say that I really love your mantras/goals. Especially the last three:
We do not need more stuff.
We have what we need.
What we have is enough.
– YEAH! This really resonates, and it feels really good to be reminded.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:30:52 +0000

We are on decent financial standing. Although I don’t feel like our student loans are ever going to be paid off. Share one car which has been paid off for a few years, bought a condo because we knew we could definitely afford the payments etc. I do admire your ability to go on a spending haitus (birthdays definitely do not count) Off topic, what did you think of the 3rd twilight book?

By: meg

meg — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:05:52 +0000

I agree- pay off the debt as soon as you can- it is like a monkey on your back- we have a bit of student loan debt left and a car payment- the car will be paid off in the next year and a year after that the student loan…..the kids are young so they don’t understand/care about styles/name brands (although they do wear them- I just wait for huge sales or find them at thrift stores)…..we will be buying a house this year after we move so we’ll also have a mortgage in the next year- I relate to the poster who said she is almost embarrassed because the economy isn’t affecting her family- we too are not affected and are surrounded by people who are- we don’t live a “rock star” lifestyle but we are comfortable- we go on nice vacations and drive decent cars…….but we manage our money well- we don’t use credit cards and are fortunate that my husbands job is secure……but it is still hard when people you care about are struggling while you are not……crazy times.