Observing others financial choices, part 3

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

Also on the day after the repo man came I heard a lot of talk about various things my relatives were planning on buying.
My brother-in-law was on the computer looking at motorcycles. He asked how far of a drive Hartford, CT was because he found a motorcycle there for “only” $14,000 that was normally closer [...]

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Observing others financial choices, part 2

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

What do you do when the repo man came for you car the night before and you don’t have the money for it?
You rent a movie from the cable on demand!
So, let’s recap - you don’t have $200 for a car payment so you decide to spend $5.00 renting a movie from your on demand [...]

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Observing others financial choices, part 1

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

The first state of staying with my relatives I was awoken by a banging on the door around 4 am.
It was the repo man.
The story goes that they were only one car payment behind. However, in my past experience with having a friend who had a father that was a repo man - it takes [...]

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Observing others financial choices

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

Have you ever spent a lot of time with friends or family and gotten a real good glimpse of their financial choices? It can be pretty interesting.
I am staying with family for a short period of time right now. And the things that I am seeing and overhearing are a bit shocking. And also a [...]

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When a bad case of “I want” strikes

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

You know, going from being a reckless spender to a frugal shopper is no easy endeavor.  It is something that takes time and a lot of willpower. But once you successfully make that transition there is still an ugly beast that rears its head from time to time.
A bad case of the “I wants.”
And it’s [...]

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