Comments on: The Good Times Are Back Again – The Indulgent List Of Things http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/ Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:08:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melinda Helbock http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-41705 Melinda Helbock Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:49:06 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-41705 WOW - that 85k added up quick! It is so shocking how such few items that seem relatively basic (albeit luxurious) could add up to nearly six figures like that! It really makes you think about the money you spend and how every purchase adds up to one big intimidating sum of money. Great post. WOW – that 85k added up quick! It is so shocking how such few items that seem relatively basic (albeit luxurious) could add up to nearly six figures like that! It really makes you think about the money you spend and how every purchase adds up to one big intimidating sum of money. Great post.

]]> By: Henderson Injury Attorney http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-34587 Henderson Injury Attorney Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:34:56 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-34587 I couldn't agree more with the points you made here about counter-cyclical spending. I have watched my parents, one of whom is a very successful financial adviser at UBS (a bit of irony), dig themselves so deep into debt that I don't see a way for them to get out at this point short of a miracle. Last November, my father (the financial adviser) received a bonus of $100k. Instead of putting that money towards their debt, or even just putting a little of it into savings or his 401k, they blew through all of it in a matter of months. Every dime of it was a casualty of frivolous spending, buying a new car, TVs, designer clothes, and upgrades to their home that were just flat out unnecessary in my opinion. I go over to their house, which is absolutely beautiful, and see all of their luxury, and then I see them eating canned raviolis for dinner and complaining about not having enough money to fill the tanks of their European automobiles with gasoline. Watching them throw away so much money and put themselves into debt without thinking twice about it has made me a much more responsible spender. Not that I don't indulge from time to time, but when I do it is for something that I know I can afford without going negative. The indulgent reminding exercise is an excellent way to avoid impulsive spending, and I am going to forward this blog over to my parents, and use the exercise myself as well. I couldn’t agree more with the points you made here about counter-cyclical spending. I have watched my parents, one of whom is a very successful financial adviser at UBS (a bit of irony), dig themselves so deep into debt that I don’t see a way for them to get out at this point short of a miracle. Last November, my father (the financial adviser) received a bonus of $100k. Instead of putting that money towards their debt, or even just putting a little of it into savings or his 401k, they blew through all of it in a matter of months. Every dime of it was a casualty of frivolous spending, buying a new car, TVs, designer clothes, and upgrades to their home that were just flat out unnecessary in my opinion. I go over to their house, which is absolutely beautiful, and see all of their luxury, and then I see them eating canned raviolis for dinner and complaining about not having enough money to fill the tanks of their European automobiles with gasoline. Watching them throw away so much money and put themselves into debt without thinking twice about it has made me a much more responsible spender. Not that I don’t indulge from time to time, but when I do it is for something that I know I can afford without going negative. The indulgent reminding exercise is an excellent way to avoid impulsive spending, and I am going to forward this blog over to my parents, and use the exercise myself as well.

]]> By: Hammond and Hammond http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-18744 Hammond and Hammond Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:23:49 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-18744 That indulgent reminding exercise is fun, and effective. Its amazing how much stuff we think we need when we can save so much money by actually using all the stuff we splurged on the year before. That indulgent reminding exercise is fun, and effective. Its amazing how much stuff we think we need when we can save so much money by actually using all the stuff we splurged on the year before.

]]> By: Favorite Personal Finance Blog Posts #11 http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-13529 Favorite Personal Finance Blog Posts #11 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:27:22 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-13529 [...] The Good Times Are Back Again at Financial Samurai [...] [...] The Good Times Are Back Again at Financial Samurai [...]

]]> By: Am I Living In A Parallel Universe Because The Economy Sure Seems Fine | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-12779 Am I Living In A Parallel Universe Because The Economy Sure Seems Fine | Financial Samurai Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:56:13 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-12779 [...] The government must know something, and it seems as if people are also catching wind that the good times are back again.  Even if the markets drop 10% further this summer, it still doesn’t take away the fact that [...] [...] The government must know something, and it seems as if people are also catching wind that the good times are back again.  Even if the markets drop 10% further this summer, it still doesn’t take away the fact that [...]

]]> By: Dan Gazarek http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-9657 Dan Gazarek Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:57:09 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-9657 That's so crazy, I thought I was the only one who did something like this. That’s so crazy, I thought I was the only one who did something like this.

]]> By: Oops! The World Is Coming To An End! | Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-8681 Oops! The World Is Coming To An End! | Financial Samurai Wed, 26 May 2010 09:03:00 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-8681 [...] clockwork, I top-ticked the markets when I wrote “The Good Times Are Back Again” this past April.  The markets have since fallen about 10% as the Euro Zone goes bonkers [...] [...] clockwork, I top-ticked the markets when I wrote “The Good Times Are Back Again” this past April.  The markets have since fallen about 10% as the Euro Zone goes bonkers [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/04/21/the-good-times-are-back-again-the-indulgent-list-of-things/comment-page-1/#comment-8199 admin Wed, 12 May 2010 05:43:45 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=6371#comment-8199 Rog, I'm sorry to hear about your situation. Furthermore, my post now looks premature with all that's going on in the euro and the volatility in the stock markets! I hope with the launch of the Yakezie website, you will be able to get some added income. Stand strong. Things are improving my man. Rog, I’m sorry to hear about your situation. Furthermore, my post now looks premature with all that’s going on in the euro and the volatility in the stock markets!

I hope with the launch of the Yakezie website, you will be able to get some added income. Stand strong. Things are improving my man.

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