Comments on: PS: It’s Okay to Buy Stuff

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:28:12 +0000

In reply to Aldo. Perfect example!! Way to make that happen :)

By: Aldo

Aldo — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:49:33 +0000

Best purchase I have ever made: Lasik eye surgery. Life changing. It’s been a few years and I still cannot believe the amazing difference in my day-to-day life. The decision to spend a chunk of my savings on that really internalized for me the concept that ultimately money is for spending in order to improve quality of life.

I am also in the spend on travel camp. I have never heard anyone say they wish they had traveled less, seen fewer places, made fewer great memories. Never.

Of course, all of this spending is saved up for first and only puts a small dent in overall savings, that is to say, it is not a cycle of save-then-deplete-then-repeat. Thank you for all your excellent posts and for the realistic attitude you share here.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:21:38 +0000

In reply to Christine Luken, Financial Lifeguard. Yup! Great idea indeed... Plus, nothing saying you can't budget in awesome stuff too! At the end of the day it's all about controlling where you send your money :)

By: Christine Luken, Financial Lifeguard

Christine Luken, Financial Lifeguard — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:12:14 +0000

I completely agree with you, as long as you’re paying cash for your splurges! Some people see budgeting like dieting – they can never have a cookie. But in reality, budgeting is more like a healthy eating plan. There is room for portion controlled fun! I recommend my coaching clients schedule small splurges at least once every six months, even while they are paying off debt. I’ve found that prevents burnout and keeps them on their plan.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:29:09 +0000

In reply to Travis.

You’ll get there if you keep watching that $$! All of those above, and myself, have spent years kicking ass and building up our wealth. (and before that – sucking with our money!). It’s all a phase, and you have to get through the hard ones before you can reach the fun ones :)

By: Travis

Travis — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:32:51 +0000

Wow,I would say that my experience is a bit smaller than most on this. I am the working poor (thank college debt and recession for that). I could only dream of spending like most here. It’s not hyperbole when I say that my “splurging” are things like saving enough for gas to visit my family more than once a year, buying discounted meat because the budget can’t handle it, or taking my fiancee out to eat at a steak&shake once in a couple months. It’s the small things we have to save for and enjoy because anything else is fantasy. I look forward to the day I can actually spend money on things I truly enjoy and cherish.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:30:39 +0000

In reply to Christine @ The Pursuit of Green. You need a new gallery on your blog to showcase all those sexy shoes ;)

By: Christine @ The Pursuit of Green

Christine @ The Pursuit of Green — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:14:52 +0000

Money spending confessions…
Dropped over 20k on a new renovated kitchen
Just bought a bunch of new shoes

Totally happy:P Kitchen is so brand spanking new and awesome and I love walking into it everyday. I also cook a ton so it’s worth it for me. And the new shoes…I had to throw out a bunch of old ratty shoes I had worn for years…and of course I got them on sale but good brands.

No regrets here to spend money I’ve saved and worked hard for when I need it!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:47:42 +0000

In reply to NDQ. I think we're all more fortunate than we sometimes realize :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:47:12 +0000

In reply to Felix Wong.

Incredible, Felix! Spent 30 minutes on your site the other day when I first saw this comment come through and had my jaw wide open the entire time, haha… Talk about going after your dreams! :) If you ever want to share your story with us, would love to have you as a guest author one day… pretty inspiring stuff.