Comments on: Are You Clogging Your Financial Arteries? http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/comment-page-1/#comment-2342 Laura Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:26:03 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=927#comment-2342 Just found your blog; I love it! Ryan's comment reminded me of another financial blog I read called Paid Twice. At Paid Twice, her debt reduction rule was when you bought something that "clogged your financial arteries" she had to put the amount she spent towards a debt payment as well. That meant every extraneous purchases costs her double. Nice article :-) Just found your blog; I love it! Ryan’s comment reminded me of another financial blog I read called Paid Twice. At Paid Twice, her debt reduction rule was when you bought something that “clogged your financial arteries” she had to put the amount she spent towards a debt payment as well. That meant every extraneous purchases costs her double.

Nice article :-)

]]> By: Laura http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/comment-page-1/#comment-5807 Laura Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:26:00 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=927#comment-5807 Just found your blog; I love it! Ryan's comment reminded me of another financial blog I read called Paid Twice. At Paid Twice, her debt reduction rule was when you bought something that "clogged your financial arteries" she had to put the amount she spent towards a debt payment as well. That meant every extraneous purchases costs her double. Nice article :-) Just found your blog; I love it! Ryan’s comment reminded me of another financial blog I read called Paid Twice. At Paid Twice, her debt reduction rule was when you bought something that “clogged your financial arteries” she had to put the amount she spent towards a debt payment as well. That meant every extraneous purchases costs her double.

Nice article :-)

]]> By: Simple Weekend Roundup | Simplified Financial Lifestyle http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 Simple Weekend Roundup | Simplified Financial Lifestyle Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:25:32 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=927#comment-2336 [...] Are You Clogging Your Financial Arteries? by Jenny Blake on Life after College. Must avoid this if you want to simplify your personal finances. [...] [...] Are You Clogging Your Financial Arteries? by Jenny Blake on Life after College. Must avoid this if you want to simplify your personal finances. [...]

]]> By: Jenny Blake http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/comment-page-1/#comment-2307 Jenny Blake Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:51:13 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=927#comment-2307 <strong>Dani</strong> - You crack me up! Avoidance only works for so long... ;-) <strong>Ryan</strong> - Awesome that you are good about exercise and frugal living! For me (in both areas) it's about not letting bad habits snowball into bigger problems. For example, if I don't exercise for a week (yikes!) it is that much more important to get back on track the next week - otherwise it could really spiral out into complete laziness (as has happened in the past). The same goes for spending - if I feel myself losing control and avoiding my credit card statement, time to snap out of it and realize that is not helping me reach my bigger goals. And oh, Natty Light. Brings back memories... Dani – You crack me up! Avoidance only works for so long… ;-)

Ryan – Awesome that you are good about exercise and frugal living! For me (in both areas) it’s about not letting bad habits snowball into bigger problems. For example, if I don’t exercise for a week (yikes!) it is that much more important to get back on track the next week – otherwise it could really spiral out into complete laziness (as has happened in the past). The same goes for spending – if I feel myself losing control and avoiding my credit card statement, time to snap out of it and realize that is not helping me reach my bigger goals.

And oh, Natty Light. Brings back memories…

]]> By: Jenny Blake http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/comment-page-1/#comment-5806 Jenny Blake Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=927#comment-5806 <strong>Dani</strong> - You crack me up! Avoidance only works for so long... ;-) <strong>Ryan</strong> - Awesome that you are good about exercise and frugal living! For me (in both areas) it's about not letting bad habits snowball into bigger problems. For example, if I don't exercise for a week (yikes!) it is that much more important to get back on track the next week - otherwise it could really spiral out into complete laziness (as has happened in the past). The same goes for spending - if I feel myself losing control and avoiding my credit card statement, time to snap out of it and realize that is not helping me reach my bigger goals. And oh, Natty Light. Brings back memories... Dani – You crack me up! Avoidance only works for so long… ;-)

Ryan – Awesome that you are good about exercise and frugal living! For me (in both areas) it’s about not letting bad habits snowball into bigger problems. For example, if I don’t exercise for a week (yikes!) it is that much more important to get back on track the next week – otherwise it could really spiral out into complete laziness (as has happened in the past). The same goes for spending – if I feel myself losing control and avoiding my credit card statement, time to snap out of it and realize that is not helping me reach my bigger goals.

And oh, Natty Light. Brings back memories…

]]> By: Ryan Stephens http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/blog/2009/09/21/are-you-clogging-your-financial-arteries/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 Ryan Stephens Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:14:24 +0000 http://www.lifeaftercollege.org/?p=927#comment-2303 With bad food, I just tell myself I have to run an extra mile or two. My ex-girlfriend used to joke that for everything I got off the Wendy's $1 menu I had to run a mile. 2 double stacks, a jr. bacon cheeseburger, 1 fry, a frosty and a coke later and I had to run 6 miles that evening. I'm not sure there's such an easy solution for money? I guess I'm thankful I'm REALLY frugal. This is a tough topic for me because I just can't fathom how people get in credit card debt or why someone would ever spend more than $50 at the bar. I got an idea. Buy an $8 12 pack of Natural Light before you go out, drink that, and then buy a drink at the bar to walk around and look cool with if that's your thing. I guess I'll get off my soapbox now. With bad food, I just tell myself I have to run an extra mile or two. My ex-girlfriend used to joke that for everything I got off the Wendy’s $1 menu I had to run a mile. 2 double stacks, a jr. bacon cheeseburger, 1 fry, a frosty and a coke later and I had to run 6 miles that evening.

I’m not sure there’s such an easy solution for money? I guess I’m thankful I’m REALLY frugal. This is a tough topic for me because I just can’t fathom how people get in credit card debt or why someone would ever spend more than $50 at the bar. I got an idea. Buy an $8 12 pack of Natural Light before you go out, drink that, and then buy a drink at the bar to walk around and look cool with if that’s your thing.

I guess I’ll get off my soapbox now.

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