Tweet
"What is the craziest excuse you’ve ever heard (or even used) not to save money?"
-
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"i don't have money to save"
"I don't make enough to save"
'Social Security will protect me" -
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"I'll do it later!" (Do they ever? Usually not!)Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
I'll start saving when I get a raiseComment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"I promised myself I'd never be poor again.""There is some ontological doubt as to whether it may even be possible in principle to nail down these things in the universe we're given to study." --text msg from my kid
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." --Frederick DouglassComment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
Live for today there is always time to make more!Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"You can't take it with you."Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"You've got to enjoy life. I don't want to be a slave to a budget." (i.e. - So I'll be a slave to debt and being broke instead.)
"I just can't say no to the kids." (grandkids, husband, MYSELF)
"If I only had more money to work with."
Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"I want to spend it while I'm young enough to enjoy it."
"Men in my family don't last long. Live it up."
"Save it now, spend it later. What's the difference?"
"At my age it's too late to matter."
Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"you never know how long you'll be here"
"i have too many debts to save"
"i deserve it"
"we make too much money to live like we're poor"
"all the bills are paid, right? then why can't we spend it?"
*sigh* too many of these come up in coversations with friends, family, my spouse... it's frustrating...Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"Women don't go for that."
"I could be run over by a bus tomorrow!" (I've heard this one for more than ten years now.)
"Carpe Diem!"
And yes, it is very frustrating.Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"My parents saved too much, I want to be able to live." ~The Hubster
uhhhh my thoughts were..."breathe on, buddy, breathe on! Who's stopping you??"Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
"Kids need things" (Like an xbox 360? I'm sure they'll appreciate it while they're paying off all those student loans...)
"You can't sqeeze blood out of turnip" (Though it apparently gave enough for you to go out to eat again...)Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
Oh this makes me laugh....because I've heard them all.
In fact my boss just used the 'blood out of a turnip' not two days ago!Comment
-
Re: Crazy Excuses?
Ive heard "blood from a stone" before.
Usually people dont give me excuses because I dont ask, but its normally along the lines: "I cant afford it"
Comment
Comment