Comments on: “I know I should stop spending and start saving, but why don’t I?”

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:26:22 +0000

In reply to Tiffany. Nice! Sounds like a good problem to have :)

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:54:53 +0000

In reply to J. Money.

Amazing, I’ve felt changes happening since I started it. It’s interesting to figure out what you would spend money on if you had a lot of it free and clear and could buy anything.

I’ve never been a huge spender–I bought my first pair of jeans in three years earlier this year, and that was because I needed them. I haven’t had cable since I moved out on my own. A lot of times, I really don’t know what to do with it.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:20:05 +0000

In reply to Redra.

Such an insightful comment, Redra! And killer name too – I love it!

I hope you’ll stick around indeed and keep adding to the conversation :) I’m glad you’re feeling a lot better now!

By: Redra

Redra — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 20:31:46 +0000

My personal experience has been that, while I was dealing with depression, it was difficult to care for myself in any way, whether it be eating right, exercising, saving money, caring for personal relationships, housework. (I had the insidious apathetic don’t-care-much-about-anything type of depression rather than the very sad, need-to-get-help-now type.)

Now that my health is so much better (resistant starch+probiotics FTW!), I’m so much more interested in traveling, learning to invest, pursuing a side hustle, volunteering, etc. I really believe that if you don’t have a decent degree of health, then it will be difficult to have other things that rely on the energy and desire that come naturally with being healthy.

I hope I never recover from this addiction to your blog though!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:07:51 +0000

In reply to Steven.

Fascinating problem indeed… do you ever read early retirement blogs? I feel like they would help out A LOT. Especially in the “what to do” department as they’re always sharing the projects and ideas they’re working on (much to the jealousy of us still working – hah).

Here’s a list of my favorites if you want to give them a shot – I highly advise it:
http://rockstarfinance.com/best-early-retirement-blogs

It’s not an unsolvable problem so long as you actually want to solve it :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:03:58 +0000

In reply to Sandy. DAMMMMN!!! LOVE THIS!! Such a great way of thinking! Congrats on reaching that beautiful freedom!! YAYY!!!!!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:02:11 +0000

In reply to EL. I still want to DRIVE a Ferrari at least once in my life to see what the big fuss is about :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:59:43 +0000

In reply to Free to Pursue. I love #3! "Become Love".... man that is good (and beautiful).

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:58:48 +0000

In reply to Tiffany. HAH! Fascinating!! And you see it working so far? Making you feel good w/out actually spending? :)

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:14:06 +0000

I was enjoying the post until you got to the part about pretending you’ve got $2 million in the bank. That is exactly what I have saved for retirement during my career. Plus another million I inherited last year. Yet I’m still working a demanding job well over 40 hours a week. I have hundreds of employees and dozens of daily problems and opportunities at a job that swings wildly from being terrifically entertaining to being downright unpleasant. I’m in my very late 50’s and don’t need a salary to live well the rest of my life, but I am not sure I know how to do retirement. Yeah, its a first world problem of the highest order, but I’m guessing I’m not alone.