Comments on: 11 Things That Are Scarier Than Halloween

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:53:28 +0000

In reply to Jen. AGREED!! 100%!!! You are making me so warm and cozy over here! Haha...

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:29:24 +0000

I spent about $120 on candy, pumpkins, costumes and a fall wreath. Money well spent. I hope as a parent I have given my child wonderful memories the way my parents gave me. How much is that worth? My heart literally skips a beat when I see the beautiful foliage and homes with pumpkins on the front stoops with fall wreathes and cornstalk decorations. I remember the weekend trip of apple picking and choosing my pumpkin from a local farm. The apple cider and apple cider donuts completed the day. The apple pies we baked from the fresh apples were amazing. I remember trick or treating with the neighborhood kids and my pillowcase stuffed with candy. The chilled air, the leaves crackling underfoot, the pumpkins, the excitement etc. Sometimes living a little and spending some money is so worth it. I got my $120 worth. If my daughter is left with good childhood memories than my return on investment was priceless.

By: MW

MW — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 22:20:16 +0000

In reply to Kate. Neither I nor my spouse drink, and never have. I HATE splitting the check in situations like that. I remember one time where I must've thrown in ~$40 more that I needed to, only to be told that I was still too low. That was the last time I ever spent any time with that group of people.

By: Danielle Ogilve

Danielle Ogilve — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:48:09 +0000

In reply to Stephen @ the FIRE Lane. This is too true! And then being grumpy the next day for not getting decent sleep because you were so worried about your alarm not going off!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:42:36 +0000

In reply to Robin.

Haha…

Thanks for allowing me to sleep peacefully now :)

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:45:27 +0000

In reply to J. Money. That little joker did not show up. Cornered him at a soccer game last night to ask what happened? He said his parents (blame it on the parents) took him to another neighborhood with more houses. I did get four kids and one adult - yes the mother held out a bag for candy.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:07:12 +0000

In reply to Debbie.

Yes – it was an excellent clip!

And yes – they own a car too, he just prefers to bike as often as possible :) Although without a helmet apparently, and when people called him out on it he got pretty defensive. Guess safety isn’t as cool as FIRE.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:05:13 +0000

In reply to Sandy. 100% on sleep walking through life. It can pass you by so fast if you're not paying attention!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:04:18 +0000

In reply to Revanche @ A Gai Shan Life. This comment was getting pretty depressing up until that last half of the sentence ;)

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 11:15:32 +0000

Being 63 years old with NO retirement savings living paycheck to paycheck (family friend). Says he’ll work till he dies or can’t stand up anymore. *PS ALL retirement savings contribution limits are being increased in 2019 due to inflation! So check out the new increased limits for SEP, 529, IRA’s, 401K, etc, etc.
We spent $5 on 2 huge pumpkins. Will toast the seeds. Spent $6.50 on 3 bags of candy (on sale plus used coupons). Only had 11 kids. Too much leftover candy!
PPS did you see Mr. Money Moustache did a segment on PBS last week? Nice to put a face to a name. He mentioned how costly it is to own a car & he bikes everywhere. Not sure if that means he & his wife don’t own even one car?