Comments on: Is Anything That You Own Worth Living Paycheck to Paycheck to Pay for?

By: xinecho

xinecho — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:49:01 +0000

Carolyn Giles , I do agree with you. And I think there must be a balance between purchasing and saving.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:05:44 +0000

Very much the essence of the questions asked in Your Money Or Your Life! A good reminder. I remember when I still worked out trying to figure out how to get by on one day less pay a month, and then one more day less. It depends on your goals I guess. Because I’m not a car person, a special car would never do it for me like the other poster, but if that is important to her, why not. We all need to know what is important to us.

By: Free Your Mind

Free Your Mind — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:15:02 +0000

Good question. To take it a step further… is anything you own worth Retiring Broke and not being able to take care of your yourself?

Now that question should always get a NO. Because unfortunately… some may answer yes to the first question.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:54:38 +0000

NO.

By: Nika

Nika — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:40:34 +0000

A Manhattan apartment? maybe?

Which would mean 2 hours less commuting DAILY, easy access to a park, promenade running path, weekend farmers market, and tons of things that are going on in Manhattan.

Is it worth it?

By: Number Sleuth

Number Sleuth — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:19:02 +0000

That’s a really great way of putting it. I don’t think purchasing any liability is worth living paycheck to paycheck for. You will appreciate the nicer things in life even MORE when you’ve been savy enough to find more than enough money to pay for them.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:18:44 +0000

A few years back I was bitten by the travel bug and worked solely to underwrite overseas walkabouts. I started thinking of every ten dollars saved as another day on the road in India. It definitely put my buying decisions into an interesting perspective. I found I didn’t “need” as many things when the alternative was a week in Varanasi.

By: Carolyn Giles

Carolyn Giles — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:29:18 +0000

I would say yes, to one thing only. I bought my dream car, and if I had settled for a cheaper car, I might not be satisfied, might not take as good care of it, and I would still be talking about getting it “someday”. Someday does not always arrive. So if there is something you want to do, go for it. Our days are numbered! (Make sure you REALLY want that item, though!)

By: John DeFlumeri Jr

John DeFlumeri Jr — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:16:09 +0000

Linda, that is the question of the month! We needed to read it years ago, haha.

John DeFlumeri Jr