Comments on: “Oh you are SO lucky, you must be rich!”

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:59:35 +0000

A most excellent quote! Totally sharing that around, thanks :) And congrats on graduating! No sweat right? haha…

By: slinky

slinky — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:27:08 +0000

I had two thoughts when i read this.

1. I HATE when people talk about how other people are lucky because they did something the speaker hasn’t. Someone once informed me how lucky i was to graduate college. Right, because it was all luck, and had nothing to do with me working my butt of for 6 years to put myself through school while working multiple jobs. I found that beyond infuriating.

2. This quote by Lao Tzu –
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:11:45 +0000

Haha… I’m SOOOOO glad I’m off FB now on my personal stuff… never added anything really of value. (Now w/ my J Money account it’s way different – like minded people sharing and having fun about money! it’s perfect! :))

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:10:15 +0000

In reply to Do or Debt. yeah :( or they get offended and think you're being rude... I have to bite my tongue a lot and just leave things with, "if you ever want to chat about money stuff, let me know anytime. I love helping out." and then leave it in their hands. that way they can let it simmer and hopefully come back later, on their terms, to ask for advice! but no one really does :(

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:08:56 +0000

In reply to Cat. I know, right? How do they think we GOT all that money? By giving it all away and being reckless? Come on, now.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:08:05 +0000

In reply to AmAnda. yup! we're lucky and blessed to have realized how the internet works, and how to best use it to our advantage. so good job spreading the word to everyone - keep it up!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:06:14 +0000

In reply to chubblywubbly. That's just insane... hopefully they have tons of money where it doesn't affect their budget/etc.

By: jennydecki

jennydecki — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:00:56 +0000

I talk to normal people a lot who keep up with the Joneses. You know what they’re using instead of Google? Facebook. It’s like the blind leading the blind out there.

By: AmAnda

AmAnda — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:04:15 +0000

In reply to J. Money. Yes.This. Most people I know don't Google. They have no idea how to review a product before they buy it. They have no idea that sites like this exist. When I do mention and send them links they aren't interested.

By: Do or Debt

Do or Debt — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:33:13 +0000

Yes! I have people in my family who make over 100k who say they can’t afford to travel, or do anything, when that is simply not true. I make 1/5 that currently and my priorities are getting out of debt and traveling. It’s amazing what people normalize in their head and the excuses people give as to why they can’t afford things. It’s so frustrating especially when I know I make so much less, but have a much richer life. I try to get through to family and friends, but some people don’t want to change their lifestyle and clearly have different priorities.