what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

[greedy4chips]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

Its not what you make, but what you save that counts!

Not my quote, I did learn it here though.

[nanamom]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

Sometimes inspiration, sometimes ideas, sometimes the ability to hang on a little longer, knowledge that I am not the only crazy person that does.... to save money. Best of all I can stay in better touch with the family members that are also on here, and "meet" cool new people.

[Ima saver]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

Greedy, that was one of the first things I learned as a young teen, it is not how much money you make, it is how much of that money you KEEP!!

[Fizgig]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

This place has helped me set goals. I'm pretty fortunate that I never dug myself a financial hole, but I wasn't exactly building wealth, either. I was just floating along, not accumulating debt but with very little in savings. At the beginning of 2006, inspired by this site, I set a goal to build a four month emergency fund. I'm almost there and barring any big emergency, will be there by the end of this year. Yay!

[Ima saver]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

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[tgavin71]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

This site for me is an oasis in a "spend it all, have it all" world. When ever I feel I am getting off track I come here and read through the posts.

[kimiko]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

This place scares me into saving even more than before. Weird, but it does

[dossin1]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

I like the money saving tips, the links to different websites, and the fact that people here are willing to help one another. I found this website because we are going through some financial hard times, but when things get better (and I believe they will!) I want to continue using the information I've found here.

[Broken Arrow]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

This place scares me into saving even more than before. Weird, but it does

Hehehe. Loans, and Taxes, and Bankruptcies oh my!

[Ima saver]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

I think I have made some friends on here and that is a plus!

[BCHGRL]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

I learned how totally ignorant I am when it comes to personal finance!

When I want to spend friviously or give in to the Jones' lifestyle (like today when I saw a guy my age washing his gorgeous boat attached to his shiny new truck), you guys step into my thoughts and I snap out of it!

[Broken Arrow]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

When I want to spend friviously or give in to the Jones' lifestyle (like today when I saw a guy my age washing his gorgeous boat attached to his shiny new truck), you guys step into my thoughts and I snap out of it!

You think that's bad. I was invited to a small party hosted by a co-worker at her house. You should see that house! It was not only massive, but it was gorgeously furnished. Everything was custom or upgraded, from the massive TV and audio systems in their "bonus room" (the biggest one that I've ever seen by the way) to their hand-picked kitchen sinks / faucets / shower heads, to the custom wood cabinetry and marble countertop for their kitchen. No joke, it literally looked like something that jumped straight out of a magazine!

I was jealous.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

Fizgig, that is incredible that you have saved four months expenses in just one year. 1/3 of you income?! You are a champion saver.

[Ima saver]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

The 20 challenge has been a real eye opener to me!

[Aleta]

Re: what have you gotten out of reading the messages and answers on this site?

It reminds me of self-help support groups. You feel crazy until you find out that you aren't alone in your thinking. So often, others that don't share our views don't have any understanding about our thinking. Some can think that you're cheap, not frugal. In reality, we all have a thermometer that lets us know when something doesn't feel right.

I have personally gotten so many ideas that I hadn't thought of before. That's the idea.