tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post4955638377008941787..comments2022-02-16T22:40:02.914-06:00Comments on Mogul In Training: "You're Very Frugal"Young Mogulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812365042219697126noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-25838011525011989462010-07-10T21:59:31.011-05:002010-07-10T21:59:31.011-05:00My friends often make comments about my frugality ...My friends often make comments about my frugality (ie: cheapness). I don't care. I know that I'm actually in a better place financially than the rest of them. I have a pension. I have savings. I have an emergency plan. I have a retirement savings.<br /><br />None of these sound that bad to me. :)The Asian Pearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835341186818387085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-23460427725529764262010-07-08T21:35:43.602-05:002010-07-08T21:35:43.602-05:00Agreed, it's all about choice.
We just live...Agreed, it's all about choice. <br /><br />We just live in a society where we can have it now and pay for it later (aka the rest of your life), and everyone is OK with that. So when someone has an idea that makes sense- save for something you want instead of using credit - it boggles their mind. <br /><br />I think you're doing a great job. Keep it up and don't listen to the othersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-45668728674785664912010-07-06T20:32:26.158-05:002010-07-06T20:32:26.158-05:00Oh and I just read the rest of the comments --- TH...Oh and I just read the rest of the comments --- THIS is why I don't talk about money to co-workers or to friends.<br /><br />I will get comments like: "You can afford it more than I can."<br /><br />Very annoying. <br /><br />It doesn't mean it gives you a free pass to be a mooch. I worked hard for my money and I worked hard to save it too.FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-12872942008293590212010-07-06T20:30:21.209-05:002010-07-06T20:30:21.209-05:00They probably feel more ashamed of themselves spen...They probably feel more ashamed of themselves spending the whole cheque than to be a disparaging comment against your saving nature.<br /><br />People turn outward onto others, what they feel inside themselves to begin with.<br /><br />I'd rather be called cheap and frugal than live paycheque-to-paycheque ever again.<br /><br />Not surprisingly, I'm happier that I spend less money & FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-6423826702033787022010-07-06T20:19:51.128-05:002010-07-06T20:19:51.128-05:00@Serendipidy:
I've had my share of the "Y...@Serendipidy:<br />I've had my share of the "You can afford it more than I can" comments. Some people really have a nerve! How do they know what someone else can afford?!Young Mogulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812365042219697126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-9602671391121808832010-07-06T19:22:50.472-05:002010-07-06T19:22:50.472-05:00Oh, I know I'm being judged. My aunt who think...Oh, I know I'm being judged. My aunt who thinks it's all about her asked if I would go to the mall before I came down on my trip home and pick her up a pretzel. I asked if she'd pay me the five bucks when I brought it to her because I'm on a strict budget and then she said I had a job, she didn't, I could afford to buy her a pretzel. WTF! Just because I have a job doesn't Serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982927577330305194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-25810131679260929692010-07-06T17:47:09.253-05:002010-07-06T17:47:09.253-05:00@Rebecca:
Maybe next time I get an offensive comme...@Rebecca:<br />Maybe next time I get an offensive comment, I will express your sentiment about which is most "scarce". That's a great way to handle it. Thanks for the idea.<br /><br />@SingleDebt:<br />I never thought of it that way. The more I think about it, the more I'm sure that is at least part of the issue.Young Mogulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812365042219697126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-36819369692813375292010-07-06T10:24:07.024-05:002010-07-06T10:24:07.024-05:00@Annienygma:
I know the feeling. It's an ongo...@Annienygma:<br />I know the feeling. It's an ongoing issue for me in my family because my sister and I are so different. I have to deal with the judgment of them thinking she is 'living the life' and I am 'living the frugal life'. It certainly doesn't help when you come from a family that derives their self-worth from comparing their material goods to others' Young Mogulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812365042219697126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-71528797886292472192010-07-06T04:42:40.838-05:002010-07-06T04:42:40.838-05:00They aren't judging you as much as your frugal...They aren't judging you as much as your frugality feels like your judgment of them. Not that you are judging them, but I've found that some people are offended by others who refuse to share in their habits and beliefs even if you never express anything like that. The fact that you live your life differently somehow says theirs is wrong.<br /><br />I know some people that seem to be thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-37497645106302863122010-07-05T22:11:20.370-05:002010-07-05T22:11:20.370-05:00I feel incredibly judged for my frugality! I have ...I feel incredibly judged for my frugality! I have been scolded for depriving the kid by not having cable (and now no tv), told I am cruel cause I don't have a couch (I traded most of my furniture for this trailer) and been called a lot of other things cause I don't go with the crowd... <br /><br />Sometimes it is better to keep the frugality quiet with the people I know f2f and just shareAnnienygmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11040462668571940686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-41836241087561121722010-07-05T21:48:15.987-05:002010-07-05T21:48:15.987-05:00You know, I think people have it all wrong. It'...You know, I think people have it all wrong. It's like society has collectively "swallowed the Kool-Aid" handed out by the giant marketing machine, and has come to believe that "scarcity" is actually an issue for us! <br /><br />I mean, seriously, which is more "scarce" being up to your eyeballs in debt so you can finance a pile of crap that you really didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-87262627192343833072010-07-05T21:21:58.178-05:002010-07-05T21:21:58.178-05:00Actually, a lot of my friends ask for my advice ab...Actually, a lot of my friends ask for my advice about saving money, so I am not sure they really judge me. However, they may mock me behind my back, who knows. They will say 'well I am not a saver like you when I grocery shop' or whatever. They know I can whip out a coupon for just about any purchase at any store.Everyday Tipshttp://jacob1998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-89649870902787240182010-07-05T17:07:20.677-05:002010-07-05T17:07:20.677-05:00Maybe it's not so much frugality as it is mini...Maybe it's not so much frugality as it is minimalism. Though plenty of people see that as deprivation as well. It's foreign to most people so it's not viewed as positively as notions they are familiar with. Ignorance basically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com