tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post6819692763610451453..comments2024-03-28T21:23:54.204-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: It's Time for Another Brain Dumpslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-81489759139604752232012-01-07T22:05:54.846-05:002012-01-07T22:05:54.846-05:00I like the red. You could leave the Christmas thin...I like the red. You could leave the Christmas thing up all year. Or, change it to hot pink. Why would anyone blog about their worsening finances without saying things are getting worse? It seems that person would just want to say--I can be foolish and still survive. Do I need to hear that? NO!<br /><br />People who take in rescue anything and cannot afford to live themselves are nut looking for praise, in my opinion. I get out of their company as fast as I can. <br /><br />Blogs where people chronicle their downward spiral with posts full of excuses why they need these upgrades to house/car/wardrobe/toys and suggest others can do it too are dangerous to themselves and readers. No suggestion or comment is welcome unless it it is praise or pity. They will cut you off at the ankles if you suggest another way to live without spending. Not my problem, thankfully...lol. <br /><br />That's funny about the laundry.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-38048322460124247942012-01-05T20:05:34.825-05:002012-01-05T20:05:34.825-05:00I love your dumps. Hmmm...that sounds weird. I am ...I love your dumps. Hmmm...that sounds weird. I am with Mark...I love the red. It is my favorite color. <br /><br />Someday the kids won't come home for extended stays anymore. And it is wonderful! (I know I am a bad mom.)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817017829323955078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-43824362914124717992012-01-05T19:39:16.515-05:002012-01-05T19:39:16.515-05:00Slugmama, you ALWAYS make me laugh. The laundry a...Slugmama, you ALWAYS make me laugh. The laundry and college tuition brought back memories. My youngest son would bring home at least a month's worth of laundry every time he came home. I was so glad when we were done paying college tuition. I could have purchased 5 cars for what it cost me to send the youngest to private college. But one of memories of that era that used to really tick me off was when the parking tickets he would get on campus because he didn't park in the right place,showed up on my tuition bills. ARGH!American Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091457436415496408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-62894557632314519982012-01-05T13:27:47.669-05:002012-01-05T13:27:47.669-05:00Judy--I guess you will sign our Congress petition ...Judy--I guess you will sign our Congress petition about outlawing college breaks then?lol<br /><br />And I removed the numbnut comment....it was a tad mean spirited. I am trying to be a kinder and gentler Sluggy in 2012, even if it KILLS me! ;-)<br /><br />Mark--The Good Earth gal didn't say if she was a college student...I was hoping she was a high schooler and even that still gives me no hope for the up and coming generations.lol<br /><br />We will keep your love of red in mind when we go about the redesign. I'm more of a purple and green gal myself....<br /><br />PS-Who doesn't like a good girl cat fight?!?!slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-81059114113030630632012-01-05T13:21:37.402-05:002012-01-05T13:21:37.402-05:00Oh my, I'm glad I waited to comment until toda...Oh my, I'm glad I waited to comment until today. Nothing turns me on more than two girls fighting. Okay, so you're really not fight. As it is, you're actually having a civilized conversation. But a boy can dream, can't he?<br />Anyway, I don't think that college student is going to do very well in life if she thought your Good Earth post was about the Classic. I mean, if she can't even read your post, she's not going to make it through an entire book.<br />And, I told you before that I love this red. Please keep your change in this color choice.<br />m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-39759891746996826302012-01-05T13:17:00.889-05:002012-01-05T13:17:00.889-05:00hehehe you said numbnut hehehehehehhehehe you said numbnut hehehehehehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-437138244011804722012-01-05T13:15:01.591-05:002012-01-05T13:15:01.591-05:00My little college monster leaves in 16 days so I t...My little college monster leaves in 16 days so I totally understand. Like to see her come home..love to see her go back!<br /><br />Did you miss me? Did Mark behave? Did Sonya really do the white trash thing in Targe? I told her only walmart and dollar tree for that? <br /><br />Oh well I am off to do more laundry! I missed you guys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-63553142043594899412012-01-05T12:49:59.003-05:002012-01-05T12:49:59.003-05:00Annie--You're right about the book vs. meal th...Annie--You're right about the book vs. meal thang....the bus, not so much. ;-)<br /><br />AlexM--Ah, I forgot about the binder giveaway....maybe you are right! And I am all in for the Purging to continue! The thought of pallett-ing up my life scares me. You are one brave woman! It will help make for a smooth and speedier move tho...<br /><br />SonyaAnn--Hmm, shouldn't you confine your white trash cat fights to Walmart? Target is more the soccer mom/starbucks cat fight territory, isn't it? <br />I do agree that no kid should live at home while in college! Maybe we can get some sort of bill passed in Congress?<br /><br />Anonymous--would have been nice if you had posted your name hon. ;-)<br />I am a bad bad person I guess. Perhaps I was too quick to judge. While she wasn't giving advise per se, I hope nobody took her journey in the last year as an example of how to proceed in life. Obviously, she is young(a lot younger than me!lol)and is at a much different place with money and her life than me. I should treat her with more grace. I take back the numbnut comment and will delete it as it was sort of harsh and bordering on mean spirited. Thank you for bringing my words to my attention.<br />Having not known her in her previous blog I'll just take your word that she has something worthwhile to add to the conversation. But I still think if she continues on her current path(as the numbers on the blog show), she headed for some hard times.<br />But what do I know, right? ;-)slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-13771291591535196272012-01-05T11:22:47.252-05:002012-01-05T11:22:47.252-05:00I knew which blog you were speaking of instantly, ...I knew which blog you were speaking of instantly, Sluggy. I don't think she's giving advice though ... I think she's just reporting on her finances. I defintately don't consider her a numbnut.<br /><br />Before her current blog, she kept another blog detailing her financial life in NYC... it was actually a very real story of a couple of young Midwesterners following a dream to live and work in NYC. When they realized that they just couldn't get ahead in NYC, they set up a financial plan to move and methodically searched for a new city. <br /><br />They had a rental house on the East Coast, but sold that and their NYC property to make the move (they did make a decent profit on their NYC condo and I think they may have made a small profit on the rental). I think the plan was always for them to buy (finance) another rental property to diversify their income stream down the road. They have more of a Rich Dad, Poor Dad mindset than a Dave Ramsey mindset when it comes to real estate.<br /><br />Her DH finished grad school just before they left NYC, so I'm guessing some of the student loan debt is from his degree since it's pretty recent. The author also has a Masters in some fine art - don't remember the specifics, except that it really wasn't worth it to her financially.<br /><br />I enjoy reading yor blog, Sluggy. I just wanted to comment about this because I really enjoy the other blogger as well. Her old blog was much more informative and detailed financially ... I think knowing her history paints her current financial picture in a totally different light. I think she has made a great deal of progress over the years - click on one of her net worth charts and look at the archives and you will see that she's doubled her net worth and retirement savings since she started keeping track in 2009.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-7917694494241646422012-01-05T11:15:18.436-05:002012-01-05T11:15:18.436-05:00"I love the girl but geez, she is Drama Centr..."I love the girl but geez, she is Drama Central and High Maintenance.<br />I sort of got use to having some tranquility in my life the past few months."-I think that you and I are living the same life. Anna had a flip out at Target yesterday. I white trashed it and started yelling. <br />Well, if it helps this will soon be ending and they will be headed back off to college. DJ was talking about staying home and going to a local college. Den and I talked and decided that he wants to leave the house.Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-1830912955024922332012-01-05T10:35:30.180-05:002012-01-05T10:35:30.180-05:00OK, I can guess on this one "organizer binder...OK, I can guess on this one "organizer binder" because I won one in a fabulous Sluggy Give-away last year!<br /><br />BTW, I now have three full pallets of stuff in the garage. Poor hubs did not realize he would need the past two years of tax returns (our W2s) for the new mortgage app. I packed them away and last night he had to dig through the whole pile to find them.<br /><br />For me, 2012 is not going to be about frugally finding things... It's gonna be about not finding things (tax returns and other important financial documents aside).<br /><br />Let's carry on the Big Purge!!!!Alex Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562233895276078957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-78157737220110613412012-01-05T07:45:24.963-05:002012-01-05T07:45:24.963-05:00I think that's an Afghan bus...it looks like i...I think that's an Afghan bus...it looks like it's covered in blankets.<br /><br />And, I thought The Good Earth was a good book. It's the boxed meal that was boring.Annie at Haphazard Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13697469094043846339noreply@blogger.com