tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post7615886671626240947..comments2022-02-16T22:40:02.914-06:00Comments on Mogul In Training: How Do You View Money?Young Mogulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812365042219697126noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-44018818280933001272010-08-19T20:46:39.000-05:002010-08-19T20:46:39.000-05:00I view money as a tool to get to what I want in li...I view money as a tool to get to what I want in life. It could be a ticket to a life of freedom - whether it be in the form of winning the lottery, or just being able to manage one's finances.<br /><br />I am a lazy person, so I like to do all the math ahead of time, and then automatically deduct things from my checking account and dump them into respective savings accounts before I even getAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-45295782320024970782010-08-15T10:22:56.635-05:002010-08-15T10:22:56.635-05:00Thanks for the comments everyone. It's always...Thanks for the comments everyone. It's always nice to get into you all's brains a bit and understand how you view issues.<br /><br />@Rebecca:<br />You can 10 years without earning another penny...WOW!! We need to talk, 'cause I need to employ your methods, seriously. I would estimate that, currently, I could live, maybe, 3 years without income.Young Mogulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812365042219697126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-2359581347005390072010-08-15T00:33:22.189-05:002010-08-15T00:33:22.189-05:00It has been several years since I read Your Money ...It has been several years since I read Your Money or Your Life but I do remember the impact the chapters about our views and beliefs about money had on me. It completely changed my attitude and my spending desires.<br /><br />I would have to agree that money=freedom. And because of that, money is important. But as Charles Dickens wrote in one of his books (Willow's paraphrase)--income $Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-26834230753924382302010-08-14T17:55:23.299-05:002010-08-14T17:55:23.299-05:00My "frugal living guru" has always said ...My "frugal living guru" has always said the money = freedom. By that he doesn't mean that you can buy happiness, but rather that having money in the bank, and control over your finances gives you a huge amount of freedom that you would otherwise not be able to enjoy. <br /><br />I have to say that I wholeheartedly agree! Throughout my adult life I have generally made much less moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-33726239991043572072010-08-13T19:28:23.643-05:002010-08-13T19:28:23.643-05:00I believe our relationship with money, even as a c...I believe our relationship with money, even as a child, definitely has a huge effect on how we handle money. I am now struggling with credit card debt once again after having successfully eradicated credit card debt three times in the past. As a child, whenever relatives came to visit, they would hand us a monetary gift and my mother would dramatically yell, "no, don't accept that, giveKarinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569075737212451430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-31428207901883111492010-08-12T12:27:14.834-05:002010-08-12T12:27:14.834-05:00I like money; I just don't like having to earn...I like money; I just don't like having to earn it! That said I tend to be most financially productive when I'm having fun and not thinking about dollars and cents!<br /><br />Money, unfortunately, is what makes the world go around!Annienygmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11040462668571940686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-55785635348352868602010-08-11T12:09:46.179-05:002010-08-11T12:09:46.179-05:00I remember the only piece of valuable money advice...I remember the only piece of valuable money advice my father ever said to me. " Don't waste your money because it's not going to be there tomorrow" I've been thinking of money lately as something that might not always be there so I need to be saving it and taking advantage of money opportunities I have now while I'm young, healthy and free of other things like children, Serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05982927577330305194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121808186510160023.post-14681230988750599052010-08-11T10:38:46.385-05:002010-08-11T10:38:46.385-05:00I view money as being a necessity. We need to hou...I view money as being a necessity. We need to house, feed and clothe ourselves. I work hard for it as well, but my relationship with money recently has changed to where I no longer let it control me, I control it. That is one of the keys of changing the mindset so that I will get out of debt.Rhitter94https://www.blogger.com/profile/14730386238190105989noreply@blogger.com