tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post6006353333597290629..comments2023-04-19T15:16:12.241-07:00Comments on The Single Dollar: Living on less vs. living wellthesingledollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-21032215211795348832020-01-18T02:10:39.948-08:002020-01-18T02:10:39.948-08:00Hello,
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Ideal? nope, but it is what it is.Alicia @ Financial Diffractionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643373008918810105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-49865984815201864062014-12-05T08:04:40.241-08:002014-12-05T08:04:40.241-08:00Yeah, you're right :) And with your kids -- I ...Yeah, you're right :) And with your kids -- I don't think you need to be obsessive about it, but definitely some financial education is in order, showing them what they'll need to pay every month if they take X loans out, vs what they might make in interest if they put even small amounts of money away young.....thesingledollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-21445074243752396332014-12-05T08:03:28.396-08:002014-12-05T08:03:28.396-08:00Yeah, it was probably the right call -- I didn'...Yeah, it was probably the right call -- I didn't go into all the pros and cons of the various situations I looked at, besides straight-up rent, and I think this hit the balance of cost and nice-ness the best, considering all the various options. <br /><br />And yes, it would be tough to have a renter if that person needed to go through your bedroom to get to the bathroom! What an odd setup -- I'd assumed your house was newer, since you say "townhouse," but to me that sounds like the kind of thing you get in really old houses. The house I grew up in had a bathroom that was only accesible through either my bedroom or my parents' (it had two doors) but it was 100 years old AND I don't really think my bedroom was meant as a bedroom; more of a sitting room/office kind of thing.thesingledollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-42951385761227016672014-12-05T08:00:37.396-08:002014-12-05T08:00:37.396-08:00I know, I guess most of us are just dumb in our ea...I know, I guess most of us are just dumb in our early 20s -- the future seems like such a long way off, and saving seems like something we should do, you know, sometime. thesingledollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-80589240919913800842014-12-05T07:59:54.775-08:002014-12-05T07:59:54.775-08:00good point! :)good point! :)thesingledollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-53141766539617178372014-12-05T07:59:47.136-08:002014-12-05T07:59:47.136-08:00Yeah, I was going to be able to borrow someone'...Yeah, I was going to be able to borrow someone's kitchen on the weekend to make a big pot of soup or something but over the long run that wasn't really going to work well.thesingledollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-91784060948011606802014-12-05T07:59:20.239-08:002014-12-05T07:59:20.239-08:00Yeah, all that interest racking up at .75% :-) I&#...Yeah, all that interest racking up at .75% :-) I'm like the only person in America that wishes interest rates would go up -- I don't need a mortgage or a car loan anytime soon, so I'm dying for the prime rate to rise so savings accounts will have to start competing again. It wasn't so long ago I had a 3-year CD at 5%!thesingledollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983910821824106143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-36309669358153601192014-12-05T07:33:35.131-08:002014-12-05T07:33:35.131-08:00Sounds like you made the right call. We have to re...Sounds like you made the right call. We have to remind ourselves that sometimes you spend money to save money. Like when you put $500 of maintenance every month into a junker car - maybe it's time to plunk down $2,000 for a "new" used car that runs better, ya know?<br /><br />And now I think I need to start with my kids, young, telling them to save, save, save...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109223977130416138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-64114712463052359302014-12-04T17:04:47.150-08:002014-12-04T17:04:47.150-08:00A kitchen is required. I've lived in dorms whe...A kitchen is required. I've lived in dorms where we didn't have full kitchens (the new ones did, but I was in the old building) and we had our sinks/fridges in our rooms and then a microwave and hotplate in the common area. I ate like crap. Well, when I cooked I did. I was in Montreal with loads of cheap, delicious food options. <br /><br />I think you've definitely made the right choice. $400 is still killer. We pay $900 all in for a 2 bedroom, but it wouldn't be workable for a non-couple, unless you were really friendly, since the bathroom is off one of the bedrooms. Fine for us, but two separate, strangers - not so much! Alicia @ Financial Diffractionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643373008918810105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-28032159209329225252014-12-04T13:10:41.934-08:002014-12-04T13:10:41.934-08:00Given the options, it sounds like you did make the...Given the options, it sounds like you did make the best choice. Living without a kitchen would be tough, and expensive!<br /><br />In my early 20's, I opened an account at Edward Jones. My Planner was pushing the whole "live on nothing, save the rest!" But he made it sound terrible. He actually said the words "live in a cardboard box, if you have to!" I immediately turned up my nose and blew off his advice. Sigh! It's funny, there isn't much difference between what I make now and what I made then, and my expenses are higher, and yet I'm managing to save more, pay off more debt, and living pretty well. Think of all the money I could have now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254516023388601257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-11027516132340436512014-12-04T10:55:18.816-08:002014-12-04T10:55:18.816-08:00If it bugs you, try to not use your kitchen for a ...If it bugs you, try to not use your kitchen for a week. You'll probably stop worrying after!CheapMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397810691748125342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-90592323953752534922014-12-04T07:29:33.438-08:002014-12-04T07:29:33.438-08:00I agree having no real kitchen would inflate "...I agree having no real kitchen would inflate "eating out" cost over the long run and general not good for your health.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856734926342648468.post-43168387328044568872014-12-04T06:29:10.857-08:002014-12-04T06:29:10.857-08:00You would def. spend 50-75$ more on eating out wit...You would def. spend 50-75$ more on eating out without a proper kitchen! Now that you've paid off your CC debt next month, you can afford the increase as well and still meet your savings goals. You'll have interest working for you rather than against you. Brooke & Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671157982236195602noreply@blogger.com