Comments on: Tell People What You Want

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 01:59:52 +0000

In reply to SB @ One Cent at a Time. Perhaps you can try with baby steps :) At Thanksgiving dinner ask someone for a quarter and see what happens! Hehe...

By: SB @ One Cent at a Time

SB @ One Cent at a Time — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:58:53 +0000

This one thing I lack. I never go and ask for help unless it’s really that bad. Perhaps this’s my ego that prevents me. For example I’d have died instead of asking for a dollar bill to someone on internet.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:12:29 +0000

In reply to How To Save Money. Hah - you can ask, but you won't get the same favorable answer ;)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:08:13 +0000

In reply to Kayla @Everything Finance. Good! I imagine it's even better when it's a good friend helping to hold you accountable :)

By: Christine @ The Pursuit of Green

Christine @ The Pursuit of Green — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:16:38 +0000

I love sharing and discussing my goals with other people. I haven’t gotten any help from them, but it’s opened up a lot of topics and it feels great to be inspired and inspire others. Talking about what I want to accomplish opens up the conversation about finance a lot easier than any other method I’ve found. It puts myself out there first and then other people feel more comfortable opening up.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:32:02 +0000

Usually, talking about a goal is one of the first steps to actually achieving it. I love this!

By: How To Save Money

How To Save Money — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:39:44 +0000

Amazing how voicing out your goals can make such a big difference! Can I ask you for a dollar too? LOL! :)

By: Kayla @Everything Finance

Kayla @Everything Finance — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 03:50:47 +0000

I’ve had a lot of success by telling people my goals lately. I finally told my BFF about my blog and my goal to pay off my debt (and stop shopping). She’s helped keep me accountable when we are together and that’s awesome! I’m still not perfect and it’s not 100% her job to make sure I don’t spend on something I shouldn’t (obviously), but it sure makes it easier having her support.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:25:00 +0000

In reply to SavvyMama @savvymamas.net.

Yeah, people get weird with that stuff. I personally LOVE when people tell me what they want/need for weddings or even birthdays/xmases – it’s the worst adding clutter to someone’s lives…

We tried one of those “honey funds” type things for our wedding where people could help pay for our honeymoon and activities on it. Technically they just gave us cash towards it, but you tied it to something like “help w/ airfare” or “dinner out” “Massage” etc, so it was like giving an experience… Not everyone liked it, but enough did to cover everything which was great :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:22:04 +0000

In reply to Chris @ Flipping A Dollar. Haha... good thing it's not hard to move a car when needed ;)