The counter argument to your point about meat is that some of the farmers don't sell in stores - and due to processing availability and volume, frozen's the only practical way to go. Frozen meat straight from the farmer who raised it 5 miles from where you're standing is SO MUCH better than fresh from the supermarket...
The smartest investment I've ever made was to allow and to work toward being happy. It wasn't really a financial investment, of course, but material things and money come and go. This was an investment in myself.
NUMBER 1 IS SO TRUE! This happened to me recently. Luckily, I didn't buy too much from the first stand. I go frequently to farmers markets. I was in a more affluent area so I thought maybe the prices were just a little more. As I moved around, there was a local farm that goes to all of the markets that had cheaper prices.
I try to stay away from anything other than food. I will say I have been suckered by really good bakeries that sell there. It's just nice to have the convenience of buying something I would normally buy in the same spot.
Hey I got tired of paying a monthly fee for discount plans. It doesn't make sense that I have to pay $12.95 just to get a discount...Other than Healthsouk.com does anyone know any other free discount plans?
My best investment was purchasing my car. I went with the more expensive reliable model and she has served me well. Before I was under my dad's thumb borrowing his. He controlled every aspect of my life. Buying a car has let me move out, get a better paying job, and return to school. Returning to school and having reliable transportation will help me get a better job in my field, which will help me make and save more money in the long run.
All because I purchased a nice, safe, economical, gas saving little yellow car.
I only got a tracfone recently, to carry and use when I am out and about, where there are no public phones. I still use my landline to make calls and talk a long time without thinking about it. I have caller ID which lists the calls I missed. I use the computer to keep in touch with friends, email.
The smartest investment I have ever made is my printer. I use it to print out sweepstakes paperwork it saves me the time and hassle of having to ask someone to print the paperwork for me.
The best investment I made was donating time and money to help pay for my niece's lung transplant. She has Cystic Fibrosis and her lungs were failing quickly. One year after the transplant, she is doing well and couldn't be happier!
Saving MUST be an automatic transfer to a savings account for me. I'm not a huge spender but I find that if I'm not firm in this stance the money just gets eaten up or "mysteriously" disappearing
Could I survive?? Sure. Would it be hard as all get out?!! You bet your bottom dollar. I use my phone as my bible, magazine, newspaper, laptop away from home on top of texting when I'm at work.
Dobie is correct. My own opinion is that the owners took a gamble when they purchased the home. If prices had risen they would have gotten the benefit of that and would have felt entitled to it. But prices fell and the home had problems they did not expect. They took on that risk when they purchased the home but expect someone else to pay when their gamble loses. Everywhere people are looking for excuses and others to blame. I sympathize. I also had a home that I sold for a considerable loss, but I took on that gamble when I bought it and when things went badly I paid what I owed. You are a deadbeat. You and others like you are the cause of our housing crisis and a worldwide economic meltdown. I'm not bitter about it, just sad, sad for all of us. Maybe it is easier for you to blame others but that doesn't make you less responsible for what you did. Will you turn on your new landlord too if a problem arises there? Why do we make it so easy for people to walk away from their responsibilities and let them place the blame on others? When you find out you can go without paying some of your bills will you stop paying others as well? Default of student loans, credit cards? I do feel sympathy for you, not because you lost your gamble but because you are deluding yourselves.
I think I could live without a cellphone... as long as I had access to a computer! As a college student in an apartment, I don't have access to a home phone, so my only means of communication, other than chance encounters, are through the Internet and a cellphone. Without one, I can do with the other, but heaven forbid I go without both!
The first house we bought. We bought a fixer upper in a good neighborhood. (Following the logic to buy the ugliest house on the street and fix it up.) We bought the house for $100,000 and sold it for $230,000 five years later.
The smartest investment to date has been my laptop. If it weren't for making this purchase, I wouldn't be able to stay connected with family and friends, start my own business venture or enter sweepstakes!
The counter argument to your point about meat is that some of the farmers don't sell in stores - and due to processing availability and volume, frozen's the only practical way to go. Frozen meat straight from the farmer who raised it 5 miles from where you're standing is SO MUCH better than fresh from the supermarket...
The smartest investment I've ever made was to allow and to work toward being happy. It wasn't really a financial investment, of course, but material things and money come and go. This was an investment in myself.
NUMBER 1 IS SO TRUE! This happened to me recently. Luckily, I didn't buy too much from the first stand. I go frequently to farmers markets. I was in a more affluent area so I thought maybe the prices were just a little more. As I moved around, there was a local farm that goes to all of the markets that had cheaper prices.
I try to stay away from anything other than food. I will say I have been suckered by really good bakeries that sell there. It's just nice to have the convenience of buying something I would normally buy in the same spot.
Hey I got tired of paying a monthly fee for discount plans. It doesn't make sense that I have to pay $12.95 just to get a discount...Other than Healthsouk.com does anyone know any other free discount plans?
My best investment was purchasing my car. I went with the more expensive reliable model and she has served me well. Before I was under my dad's thumb borrowing his. He controlled every aspect of my life. Buying a car has let me move out, get a better paying job, and return to school. Returning to school and having reliable transportation will help me get a better job in my field, which will help me make and save more money in the long run.
All because I purchased a nice, safe, economical, gas saving little yellow car.
Not anymore.
I only got a tracfone recently, to carry and use when I am out and about, where there are no public phones. I still use my landline to make calls and talk a long time without thinking about it. I have caller ID which lists the calls I missed. I use the computer to keep in touch with friends, email.
The smartest investment I have ever made is my printer. I use it to print out sweepstakes paperwork it saves me the time and hassle of having to ask someone to print the paperwork for me.
Sure, I could live without a cellphone. It's just less convenient, but certainly it can be done.
It would be rather inconvenient but then again with WiFi readily available in more and more places I can see substituting it with Google Voice.
The best investment I made was donating time and money to help pay for my niece's lung transplant. She has Cystic Fibrosis and her lungs were failing quickly. One year after the transplant, she is doing well and couldn't be happier!
Saving MUST be an automatic transfer to a savings account for me. I'm not a huge spender but I find that if I'm not firm in this stance the money just gets eaten up or "mysteriously" disappearing
Could I survive?? Sure. Would it be hard as all get out?!! You bet your bottom dollar. I use my phone as my bible, magazine, newspaper, laptop away from home on top of texting when I'm at work.
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I so could not survive... I use my phone for business constantly, and absolutely have to have it
Dobie is correct. My own opinion is that the owners took a gamble when they purchased the home. If prices had risen they would have gotten the benefit of that and would have felt entitled to it. But prices fell and the home had problems they did not expect. They took on that risk when they purchased the home but expect someone else to pay when their gamble loses. Everywhere people are looking for excuses and others to blame. I sympathize. I also had a home that I sold for a considerable loss, but I took on that gamble when I bought it and when things went badly I paid what I owed. You are a deadbeat. You and others like you are the cause of our housing crisis and a worldwide economic meltdown. I'm not bitter about it, just sad, sad for all of us. Maybe it is easier for you to blame others but that doesn't make you less responsible for what you did. Will you turn on your new landlord too if a problem arises there? Why do we make it so easy for people to walk away from their responsibilities and let them place the blame on others? When you find out you can go without paying some of your bills will you stop paying others as well? Default of student loans, credit cards? I do feel sympathy for you, not because you lost your gamble but because you are deluding yourselves.
I have never had a cell phone and do not plan to get one. I reject all intrusive technology. I am 63.
I bought a certain stock is has done well for years.Another one I bought from a well known company, isn`t worth as much I paid for years ago.
I think I could live without a cellphone... as long as I had access to a computer! As a college student in an apartment, I don't have access to a home phone, so my only means of communication, other than chance encounters, are through the Internet and a cellphone. Without one, I can do with the other, but heaven forbid I go without both!
I could do it as I don't use my phone much. It'd be difficult but I could manage
Best investment was putting my son in a private school.
The first house we bought. We bought a fixer upper in a good neighborhood. (Following the logic to buy the ugliest house on the street and fix it up.) We bought the house for $100,000 and sold it for $230,000 five years later.
The smartest investment to date has been my laptop. If it weren't for making this purchase, I wouldn't be able to stay connected with family and friends, start my own business venture or enter sweepstakes!
I did well with my 401k in mutual funds
Very interesting! I do often find children's clothing of a rarefied brand priced just like any other kid's dress.