Comments on: What Football Can Teach Us About Finances http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:30:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Eric Toya - LWM Blog http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html/comment-page-1#comment-260636 Eric Toya - LWM Blog Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:44:23 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html#comment-260636 Interesting analogy. I am a huge football fan and a total finance geek, so this speaks to me. I'm not sure I would have made the same correlation in each of your examples, but they were thought provoking. I agree with Shannon C, that I have always viewed the analogy as offense = earning, defense = saving. There is a saying in sports, "defense wins championships, but offense sells tickets." Similar to the American public. Big earnings impresses people, but savings are what will allow you to win in the end. Interesting analogy. I am a huge football fan and a total finance geek, so this speaks to me. I’m not sure I would have made the same correlation in each of your examples, but they were thought provoking.

I agree with Shannon C, that I have always viewed the analogy as offense = earning, defense = saving. There is a saying in sports, “defense wins championships, but offense sells tickets.” Similar to the American public. Big earnings impresses people, but savings are what will allow you to win in the end.

]]> By: Ann http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html/comment-page-1#comment-260592 Ann Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:51:22 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html#comment-260592 If we could only convince society that working after high school with the intent of working for college instead of going to college after high school with the intent of paying for it later is a reasonable option, fewer people would be in debt to their earlobes with college loans. If we could only convince society that working after high school with the intent of working for college instead of going to college after high school with the intent of paying for it later is a reasonable option, fewer people would be in debt to their earlobes with college loans.

]]> By: Shannon C http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html/comment-page-1#comment-260574 Shannon C Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:34:12 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/05/102048_what-football-can-teach-us-about-finances.html#comment-260574 I often think of our finances in terms of offense and defense, too, but I always see earning as offense and saving as defense, with both working together to win the game. (I have to tip my hat to the book The Millionaire Next Door for that idea.) Your way of thinking helps take the metaphor much farther, though! I often think of our finances in terms of offense and defense, too, but I always see earning as offense and saving as defense, with both working together to win the game.

(I have to tip my hat to the book The Millionaire Next Door for that idea.)

Your way of thinking helps take the metaphor much farther, though!

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