Comments on: 7 Bad Decisions That Cost Me Over $1,000 Each

By: Personal Finance Blunders | The Wisdom Journal

Personal Finance Blunders | The Wisdom Journal — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:44 +0000

[...] written some posts in the past few months about 7 bad decisions I made that cost me over $1,000 and on the 12 things I learned by 42 that I wish I’d known at [...]

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:35:49 +0000

Thanks Johnny,
Wow, you got THAT right. A good mechanic is as valuable as a good doctor in my book!

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:35:01 +0000

Thanks the debt defier,
Yep it was painful to write, but even more painful to live through! I just hope someone can learn from it and avoid making the same mistakes I did.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:44:41 +0000

You know, we all make mistakes in our youth, but we learn don’t we? Well, I hope you’ve learned one in particular… FIND A GOOD MECHANIC AND LISTEN TO HIM!! : )

By: the debt defier

the debt defier — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:40:57 +0000

wow, this must have been painful to write. hopefully by sharing your mistakes, others will learn from them.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:01:25 +0000

Thanks Mike,
The mistake was THREE-fold.
1. Selling it
2. Blowing the profits
3. Spending $20,000 to start it in the first place. Looking back, I had no idea what I was doing. That money should have been invested wisely and I should have kept my job.

Live and learn…and teach it to others, I guess.

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:43:46 +0000

Another great article. I just stumbled onto it.

I wasn’t sure about the shaved ice business - was the mistake selling it or blowing the profits? (or both)?

Mike

By: savingadvice

savingadvice — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:29:19 +0000

I know how you feel I have had such bad car luck, or bad decision making skills when it comes to things like that. I just recently bought a vehicle probably my 6th or 7th one and received some great advice in signing contracts. He said “the smaller the print the more important you read it, three times!”

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:05:57 +0000

@Living Off Dividends & Passive Income
Yeah, you and me both! I just hope to teach my children to avoid the same mistakes I’ve made.

By: Living Off Dividends & Passive Income

Living Off Dividends & Passive Income — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:23:59 +0000

if I had a $1 for every stupid financial mistake I’ve made, why I might even be millionaire ;-P j/k

good post.