Comments on: A Life Without Debt: A Different Kind of Judgement

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:03:19 +0000

People that judge others by their spending habits probably aren’t worth knowing. How someone could justify spending $10k on a watch worries me unless they are filthy rich. I’d suggest a lot of rolex buyers have self worth issues.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:45:33 +0000

I agree with what Sadie has to say. Once you become debt free you change as a person and become more light hearted and easy going.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:52:45 +0000

I absolutely agree with you. Bravo!
You certainly know how to live.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:47:14 +0000

I don’t even wear a watch any more but have heard for years how a Rolex is THE watch to show your wealth. Somewhere along the line I picked up a Watch magazine for about a dime (that I later sold for $10) and was amazed while looking through it that Rolex is the the ‘Timex’ of the high grade watch world. There are watches out there whose cost puts Rolex at the level only a ‘very poor’ rich person would be buying it. Some watches go for quarter of a million or more. Amazing! Just a little nugget if you ever bump in to someone boasting about their Rolex!!!

Anyhow very good words. Talked to my hubby last night about what we would want/need if finances became very plentiful and my wants would be as much money as I want for groceries (pretty much spend that now), as much as I want for books and magazines (I’d like a couple Australian subscriptions that are $100 or more a year due to shipping costs), and any sewing gadget/item that I want, maybe a couple hundred or more a year. If I got really wealthy, someone to come in to dust/clean and a gardener to take care of the yard and keep lots of flowers growing for me to look at. His large wants were maybe a bit bigger than mine, but what it tells me is even though we don’t have lots by the world’s standards, we are very content and basically have what we need and want. How much more does one need out of life than to be content?

By: ceejay74

ceejay74 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:24:48 +0000

It’s all true, but I also think the wheel is turning right now. People are starting to brag about their frugality, and if we’re not careful, are going to start judging people negatively who do spend on conspicuous items.

I know I tend to do it a bit, privately wondering whether people can really afford what they’re buying or if they’re just being totally stupid and irresponsible. But I try not to do that, because until I know someone’s story, for all I know they saved up really diligently for a special luxury for themselves.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:25:22 +0000

Any time a person can incorporate some of Yoda’s homespun wisdom into a post, it’s a winner to me. Very, very cool.

By: Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:21:22 +0000

You know, I’m never going to understand why anyone would judge another person’s possible level of financial wealth solely on their spending habits. To me, that only tells me how much they no longer have.

People do the darnest things sometimes.

By: Ryan @ SpillingBuckets

Ryan @ SpillingBuckets — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:52:30 +0000

I like your philosophy. By choosing to avoid debt, no matter the application, you are working to create a simpler and more stress free future, one with more freedom and less obligation, one filled with more opportunities to experience and give. Thank you for sharing this, keep it up.