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Money Confession – Generosity

September 20, 2007 by Jeffrey Strain

I collect money confessions from people who give them anonymously to me after the talks I give and share some of the more interesting ones here. This is confession number 61 in the series:

helping others
“When I didn’t have money, I always said that I would be generous to a fault if I ever did have money. Now that I do, I find I’m not nearly as generous as I thought I would be.”

Other confession already listed:

  • The First 25 Confessions
  • Confessions #26 – #50
  • Wedding
  • D.I.Y.
  • Paycheck to Paycheck
  • Money from Purse
  • Tax Cheat
  • Baby Clothes
  • Rainbow
  • Parking Meters
  • Car
  • Cigarettes

This confession image courtesy of Jamison

Jeffrey Strain
Jeffrey Strain

Jeffrey strain is a freelance author, his work has appeared at The Street.com and seekingalpha.com. In addition to having authored thousands of articles, Jeffrey is a former resident of Japan, former owner of Savingadvice.com and a professional digital nomad.

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