tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post6014696896490265381..comments2024-03-17T04:14:44.845-05:00Comments on Frugal Scholar: Why Aren't You Frugal Anymore?Frugal Scholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-18664644031330200422011-09-07T10:28:58.338-05:002011-09-07T10:28:58.338-05:00Yes, I achieved some big goals already. Got educa...Yes, I achieved some big goals already. Got educated (a big deal in my family as my mother never got past 6th grade), paid off debts from education. Bought and renovated a home, paid off the home. Bought a second home for mom...paid off home with some of her help, but still renovating it. <br /><br />Still working on retirement and children's education. I have no idea what to earmark or target for either one, so they are much harder goals to wrap my head around.Sandy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024370562591675339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-7334357906359645492011-09-07T05:43:41.102-05:002011-09-07T05:43:41.102-05:00Well, that's the result of a life of frugality...Well, that's the result of a life of frugality and of 10 years in peacekeeping (nowhere to spend the money on ;)<br />We are lucky.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442166824598673183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-3552186087671588842011-09-06T17:56:24.538-05:002011-09-06T17:56:24.538-05:00@Shelley-What a great omment. i'm lucky--I do ...@Shelley-What a great omment. i'm lucky--I do like my job.<br /><br />@Duchesse--I didn;t know your mother was frugal! I thought she was an elegant St John lady--though I suppose the two are not mutually exclusive.<br /><br />@Marcela--I can't believe you own your home already! <br /><br />@Terri--That's awful. I was living in fear last year, when several people with tenure were let go...Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-22922063764237301712011-09-04T22:14:34.113-05:002011-09-04T22:14:34.113-05:00Well, the house is paid off. Still working on col...Well, the house is paid off. Still working on college for the kids. Retirement may come before I had planned on it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-19560640789627972522011-09-04T10:22:53.157-05:002011-09-04T10:22:53.157-05:00We have reached one: we own our apartment, no mort...We have reached one: we own our apartment, no mortgage. We chose to buy an apartment and not a house for that reason (no debts!). Our children are still very young (3 years old) so we have other goals that still need to be reached, mainly their education, and I need to work on my retirement, but we'll get there :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442166824598673183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-49041486700240107612011-09-04T10:14:45.165-05:002011-09-04T10:14:45.165-05:00Yes, and considering that I didn't have real g...Yes, and considering that I didn't have real goals till my late 30s (except for owning a house), that's an achievement. <br /><br />Goal: Only 'real' goal left is to not outlive our money, but since we are conscious of what we spend, I feel pretty good about it.<br /><br />Possible goal: I'd like to leave money to my sons so they could have a downpayment for a house or even a house (depending on where they live), that would be great, but am not going to sit home in ratty clothes to do it.<br /><br />As you know, I'm the child of a wildly frugal mother (why I love your blog), but don't wish to emulate her, as she denied herself a lot of fun, and that denial did not make her an easy woman to love.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242926316765633205.post-69370122136423398702011-09-04T03:20:30.031-05:002011-09-04T03:20:30.031-05:00I've definitely reached a number of financial ...I've definitely reached a number of financial goals: houses paid off, money in savings (beginning to invest in stock market), retired from a dreadful job. But, you know, retirement doesn't mean giving up luxuries. The splashing out might be spaced a bit wider is all. On the other hand, the full use of my time and energy for my own purposes and not that of my employer is luxury on a whole other scale.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.com