Comments on: Money Doesn’t Matter. Until it Does.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:11:48 +0000

In reply to ZJ Thorne. Oh yeah - the *people* matter a lot at jobs!

By: Ashish

Ashish — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:13:19 +0000

Spending money is easy. It is difficult to save money and takes dedication and discipline. Most people do not have discipline that they now postpone their satisfaction and control their desire for consumption. These people who do their delicacies to delay the satisfaction and they just make excuses!!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:23:03 +0000

In reply to J. Money. Thanks, J! I appreciate the acknowledgement, helpful advice and words of encouragement. I am definitely trying to turbocharge my earning and saving over the next few years!

By: ZJ Thorne

ZJ Thorne — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:48:08 +0000

Jobs definitely do not care about you and whether you love them. They will change based on so many factors outside of your control. I was having dinner with friend last night. She previously loved the job she’s in as the work is highly engaging, but recently all of her close friends at the organization have found other employment. The things she does at work are still enjoyable to her, but the job is different. She’s not as thrilled with it.

Things change all the time and the ability to absorb some of the punches while dodging the knockout blows is definitely something worth striving for.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:32:30 +0000

In reply to Jennifer.

Good job getting to $100k! The financial habits/tips are generally the same regardless of age (it’s just things need to be turbocharged more the older you get from starting), but I do see your point that most $$$ blogs skew younger/millennial.

Maybe try checking out some of the blogs that focus on traditional retirement more? Since we all like to talk about early retirement? :)

Here’s a list from our Directory that might help, and you can search through a handful of other variables as well which will hopefully pinpoint better aligned blogs for ya:

http://directory.rockstarfinance.com/personal-finance-blogs?category=traditional+retirement&age=&sex=&race=&city=&state=&country=&phase=&profession=&search=

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:25:38 +0000

In reply to Krystal @ Simple Finance Mom. That is awesome :) So much more impactful talking about this stuff in the real world too than online, so hopefully they're smart enough to ask you questions when they see you! :)

By: The 76K Project

The 76K Project — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:30:35 +0000

We’ve been through so many ups and downs, and we haven’t always been financially prepared for the down times. Those situations are so incredibly stressful that I don’t want to be in that position anymore. I’d rather work my butt off for the next few years, get rid of this debt, and save for the future than cross my fingers and hope it all works out.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 19:46:37 +0000

I found that the people who say they love they love jobs most are the ‘spendypants’ ones. They know they are not saving enough so the ‘job loving’ line is a bit of a cover for them to also make themselves feel better.

By: Krystal @ Simple Finance Mom

Krystal @ Simple Finance Mom — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:23:02 +0000

I can so relate to having people in real life finding out your business on the blog. We shared our debt-free story and it went viral. The gist was to say “hey, we made NO money but made saving and paying down debt a priority. If we can do it, anyone can!” I had so many (well-meaning) friends jump on that! “Wow, I had no idea you guys were so broke!” haha Thank you…I think?? It’s still strange when people approach me at church or on a Friday night hang-out and ask me about one of my posts. I always pictured my blog and my real life in two completely different worlds. Not so much.

By: Mrs.Wow

Mrs.Wow — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:13:38 +0000

Mic Drop! Well done Mr.1500, well done.