Comments on: Rethinking the American Dream http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:29:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Has Your Financial Ship Been Taken Hostage By One of These 8 Pirates? | The Wisdom Journal http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9488 Has Your Financial Ship Been Taken Hostage By One of These 8 Pirates? | The Wisdom Journal Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:43:07 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9488 [...] than done – but name one thing that isn’t. Living on less than I earn began with changing my personal spending philosophy. I’ve had to learn to moderate my cash outflows and avoid reckless spending. The gratification I [...] [...] than done – but name one thing that isn’t. Living on less than I earn began with changing my personal spending philosophy. I’ve had to learn to moderate my cash outflows and avoid reckless spending. The gratification I [...]

]]> By: Admin http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9474 Admin Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:41:41 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9474 Well, this IS my quote: The self-flagellation needs to stop. Just like I cannot go back and change my past with debt or bad decisions, this country cannot go back and change its bad decisions. The entire world ran on slavery for tens of thousands of years. Entire nations were betrayed and forced into slavery. Does that mean ANY thing that's done today is built on that past? Nope. Only a deranged person feels guilty for something they didn't do. Learn from the mistakes that others made, but don't think that you're doomed because of those mistakes, <em>particularly if those mistakes happened 150 years ago!</em> Well, this IS my quote: The self-flagellation needs to stop. Just like I cannot go back and change my past with debt or bad decisions, this country cannot go back and change its bad decisions. The entire world ran on slavery for tens of thousands of years. Entire nations were betrayed and forced into slavery. Does that mean ANY thing that’s done today is built on that past? Nope.

Only a deranged person feels guilty for something they didn’t do. Learn from the mistakes that others made, but don’t think that you’re doomed because of those mistakes, particularly if those mistakes happened 150 years ago!

]]> By: Already Know the Truth http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9473 Already Know the Truth Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:42:26 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9473 :twisted: A country built on lies, betrayl, slavery, bigotry, hatred and down right evilness may only do one thing..and that is fail! Sorry the truth hurts... And NO no one is alive that started the country or built this nation however their are the sons of the fathers and what's on top will fall to the bottom...that isn't my quote. :twisted: A country built on lies, betrayl, slavery, bigotry, hatred and down right evilness may only do one thing..and that is fail! Sorry the truth hurts… And NO no one is alive that started the country or built this nation however their are the sons of the fathers and what’s on top will fall to the bottom…that isn’t my quote.

]]> By: Weekly Roundup - Financial Literacy Edition | Start Living Frugal http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9458 Weekly Roundup - Financial Literacy Edition | Start Living Frugal Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:20:56 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9458 [...] Rethinking the American Dream.  “Freedom from want” is something we should all stop and reflect on.  What exactly does it mean?  It boils down to contentment - being happy with the things we have and who we are.  As Ron eloquently puts it, “We need to transition from buying and having to being and doing.”  Well said. (@The Wisdom Journal) [...] [...] Rethinking the American Dream.  “Freedom from want” is something we should all stop and reflect on.  What exactly does it mean?  It boils down to contentment – being happy with the things we have and who we are.  As Ron eloquently puts it, “We need to transition from buying and having to being and doing.”  Well said. (@The Wisdom Journal) [...]

]]> By: Bella http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9457 Bella Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:27:51 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9457 I am printing this one out and hanging it on my desk so that when I find myself slipping into "want" mode (you know the fog where you completely lack the ability to define a want as something seperate from a need) I can get some clarity! www.southerness.blogspot.com I am printing this one out and hanging it on my desk so that when I find myself slipping into “want” mode (you know the fog where you completely lack the ability to define a want as something seperate from a need) I can get some clarity!

http://www.southerness.blogspot.com

]]> By: Weekly Roundup - Financial Literacy Edition | Frugal Dad http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9456 Weekly Roundup - Financial Literacy Edition | Frugal Dad Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:02:07 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9456 [...] Rethinking the American Dream.  “Freedom from want” is something we should all stop and reflect on.  What exactly does it mean?  It boils down to contentment - being happy with the things we have and who we are.  As Ron eloquently puts it, “We need to transition from buying and having to being and doing.”  Well said. (@The Wisdom Journal) [...] [...] Rethinking the American Dream.  “Freedom from want” is something we should all stop and reflect on.  What exactly does it mean?  It boils down to contentment – being happy with the things we have and who we are.  As Ron eloquently puts it, “We need to transition from buying and having to being and doing.”  Well said. (@The Wisdom Journal) [...]

]]> By: Take Any Job and Wonder About The American Dream http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9455 Take Any Job and Wonder About The American Dream Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:16:25 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9455 [...] Wisdom Journal wonders about the American Dream. He asks whether the dream is dead or has it been redefined because of this new financial [...] [...] Wisdom Journal wonders about the American Dream. He asks whether the dream is dead or has it been redefined because of this new financial [...]

]]> By: pam munro http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9453 pam munro Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:40:25 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9453 http://www.myfrugallife.com/blog_pamphyila.html - Thanks to my parents to raising meell. The lessons I earned have helped shape the lives of me & my siblings - my life is particularly contented right now! We have an old apt. & 2 old vehicles & an old boat - and really enjoy ourselves! I always wondered about the "baronial" tendencies of the last few decades - Did they really BELIEVE it all? There is only so much room at the top & who wants to be there, anyway? Those up there are not noted for their happiness, are they? I absolutely agree with getting back to basics a la the Four Freedoms and Rockwell's depiction. We Americans have so MUCH - but many of us are so ahistorical and short-sighted and insular that they don't even KNOW what they HAVE. Watch some more shows on TV that are about Africa, or India or anywhere else - and look at the backgrounds of TODAY & then think of the solidity of the Four Freedoms house - we have that and Target, too (for a splurge on colored sheets). So be thankful! http://www.myfrugallife.com/blog_pamphyila.html –

Thanks to my parents to raising meell. The lessons I earned have helped shape the lives of me & my siblings – my life is particularly contented right now! We have an old apt. & 2 old vehicles & an old boat – and really enjoy ourselves! I always wondered about the “baronial” tendencies of the last few decades – Did they really BELIEVE it all? There is only so much room at the top & who wants to be there, anyway? Those up there are not noted for their happiness, are they?

I absolutely agree with getting back to basics a la the Four Freedoms and Rockwell’s depiction. We Americans have so MUCH – but many of us are so ahistorical and short-sighted and insular that they don’t even KNOW what they HAVE. Watch some more shows on TV that are about Africa, or India or anywhere else – and look at the backgrounds of TODAY & then think of the solidity of the Four Freedoms house – we have that and Target, too (for a splurge on colored sheets). So be thankful!

]]> By: Slinky http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9440 Slinky Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:45:18 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9440 Excellent post. I've been seeing a lot of posts about the American Dream lately, and I'm rather disgusted with how people are equating it with owning a home. I really liked your definition of it: hard work, the opportunity to make something of yourself, freedom to think, worship and speak your mind, and the elevation of the common man. I would also add the freedom to live the life you want to live (whether that involves buying a house or not!) Excellent post. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about the American Dream lately, and I’m rather disgusted with how people are equating it with owning a home. I really liked your definition of it: hard work, the opportunity to make something of yourself, freedom to think, worship and speak your mind, and the elevation of the common man. I would also add the freedom to live the life you want to live (whether that involves buying a house or not!)

]]> By: LinkStuff for Friday, Mar 27 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/rethinking-the-american-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-9431 LinkStuff for Friday, Mar 27 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:27:55 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=626#comment-9431 [...] The Wisdom Journal is rethinking the American Dream. [...] [...] The Wisdom Journal is rethinking the American Dream. [...]

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