Comments on: Buying Experiences Rather Than Things

By: Queercents » Brazen Careerist Lesson #1: Not about money

Queercents » Brazen Careerist Lesson #1: Not about money — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:43:41 +0000

[...] Which leads me to the first lesson and it has to do with money. Trunk writes, "You only need $40,000 a year to be happy." Perhaps you disagree with the dollar amount but the point she makes rings true: "Happiness is dependent on being able to meet basic needs for food, shelter, and clothing. After meeting those needs you have to turn to something other than consumerism, because additional money has negligible impact on how happy you are. Your level of happiness is instead largely dependent on your outlook." [...]

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By: Nina

Nina — Sun, 20 May 2007 12:55:48 +0000

In this week’s Carnival of the Insanities:
http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2007/05/carnival-of-insanities_20.html

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By: Trista

Trista — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:08:26 +0000

this article has really got me thinking. This winter I saved up my vacation days so that I (and my family) could take a long trip to Hawaii. So, over the winter there were times when I could really have used a day off work here and there but I didn't take it because I needed to save up those vacation days. I grew more and more stressed out and burned out waiting for that darned vacation. And when the vacation came it was AWFUL. Terrible trip. I arrived home feeling more stressed out (and though we had saved money for the trip and didn't spend more than we had budgeted we still ended up feeling that we paid too much for such misery) and with buyers remorse. And no vacation time left to de-stress. I had already decided that I'm not doing that again. Though I'm not going to start using up my leave days as I earn them, I am definitely going to use them as I need them instead of saving them up for that perfect trip. This post give me some resources to use to justify my new choice.

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By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:39:54 +0000

"People concentrate their energies on the things that are reserved for special occasions rather than things that we do or use everyday." It's true. Some time ago, I realized that I often saved my "nice" shirts for "special" occasions. At some point, the shirts went out of style and I hadn't even worn them much. Now, I try to treat myself to wearing "nice" clothes even if there's no special occasion. I try to remember to make average days "special." Gary

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By: FrugalZen

FrugalZen — Tue, 15 May 2007 02:16:12 +0000

I’ve not done the heavy vacationing thing….though I’m working up to it with a 7 day Carrbean Cruise (OK…no Jokes about “Carribean Queen” Please…}:~D }:~D) this coming September with 4 other friends.

1/ First Cruise for me….

2/ After a Lifetime of being Frugal it was still difficult to part with the $900 even though I am well able to afford it..(Wallet Moths are still pissed about being evicted.)…

3/ Having been the owner of a Small Business with the attendent 80-90 hour weeks and one Ten Year stretch with a Single Two Week Vacation during that time I am beginning to look forward to it.

In my (So Far) unsubstantiated Opinion I think this will fall into the definition of an “Experiential Vacation”…..and the Chance to Rent a Harley for a bike tour on St Maarten looks to be FUN…

~ Roland

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:04:06 +0000

I have a friend with a world map on her wall and little round stickers on each city she's visited. Y'all might like that. I like to spend on trips, too, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of the planning and, while I am there, I try to take pictures and write in my journal each night. Then when I get home, I work on putting the words and pictures into a scrapbook. And then every time I look at that scrapbook I remember a lot of my favorite (and not so favorite) things about the trip. So I do stretch those travel dollars! Also, seeing other places often enriches how I experience my own home. After visiting Big Bend National Park, I noticed century plants growing in my own town also. After visiting Belgium, I noticed we have delicious bakery foods at home too (I'd just been too cheap to notice before). I also had a greater appreciation for free large glasses of ice water at restaurants!

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By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 14 May 2007 19:56:02 +0000

This article reminds me of my favorite phrases "the best is yet to come." I don't know who said it first, but the words make me feel better in good and not-so-good times. No matter how good things get they'll get better, and no matter what goes wrong it too will get better.

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