Comments on: Frugal but Regret It? http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/frugal-but-regret-it/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Slashing the Grocery Budget, Spending Too Much Money | The Smarter Wallet http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/frugal-but-regret-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5124 Slashing the Grocery Budget, Spending Too Much Money | The Smarter Wallet Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:49:58 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=337#comment-5124 [...] The Wisdom Journal: Frugal But Regret It? [...] [...] The Wisdom Journal: Frugal But Regret It? [...]

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]]> By: Funny about Money http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/frugal-but-regret-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 Funny about Money Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:26:08 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=337#comment-4785 This is so true! But it's hard sometimes to distinguish between an irresponsible self-indulgence and reasonable spending that makes life tolerable. I tend to justify my taste for expensive coffee beans and top-quality meats with exactly this argument: small indulgences that you can afford make it possible for you to enjoy life and should not be ignored. On the other hand, buy enough steaks, enough salmon, enough scallops, and enough espresso roast, and before you know it you've got a $500-a-month grocery tab...for one person. Then there were all the experiences the ex- and I enjoyed: $3500 for the trip to Hawaii, god knows how much for the junket to New Zealand, the business trips to the Greenbriar that the firm didn't cover, the stays at the Mark Hopkins when we were in the City...good grief! Yeah, we each have lots of memories. Our separate memories: the $750,000 in debt we racked up didn't do the marriage any good. ;-) This is so true! But it’s hard sometimes to distinguish between an irresponsible self-indulgence and reasonable spending that makes life tolerable.

I tend to justify my taste for expensive coffee beans and top-quality meats with exactly this argument: small indulgences that you can afford make it possible for you to enjoy life and should not be ignored. On the other hand, buy enough steaks, enough salmon, enough scallops, and enough espresso roast, and before you know it you’ve got a $500-a-month grocery tab…for one person.

Then there were all the experiences the ex- and I enjoyed: $3500 for the trip to Hawaii, god knows how much for the junket to New Zealand, the business trips to the Greenbriar that the firm didn’t cover, the stays at the Mark Hopkins when we were in the City…good grief! Yeah, we each have lots of memories. Our separate memories: the $750,000 in debt we racked up didn’t do the marriage any good. ;-)

]]> By: Patrick http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/frugal-but-regret-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4783 Patrick Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:43:35 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=337#comment-4783 You know, there is a lot of truth here. I've always been the responsible one (with money, work, school, etc.), but sometimes I wish I would have let loose more often in school and not put so much pressure on myself. I stressed out about way too much and didn't have as much fun as I should have. And yes, I still think about that from time to time. So now I try to plan a little fun every now and then. Weekly sate nights with my wife (even if it's just staying in and watching a movie), skydiving with family members, weekend festivals, etc. It's so much more fun to go out and have fun. ;) You know, there is a lot of truth here. I’ve always been the responsible one (with money, work, school, etc.), but sometimes I wish I would have let loose more often in school and not put so much pressure on myself. I stressed out about way too much and didn’t have as much fun as I should have. And yes, I still think about that from time to time. So now I try to plan a little fun every now and then. Weekly sate nights with my wife (even if it’s just staying in and watching a movie), skydiving with family members, weekend festivals, etc. It’s so much more fun to go out and have fun. ;)

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