Comments on: Financial Obligations… http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/ The ramblings of a zombocalypse ready, hoplophile Canuck. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Patrick http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73627 Patrick Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:39:10 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73627 My wife controls my spending...'nuff said. My wife controls my spending…’nuff said.

]]> By: Merle http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73509 Merle Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:05:04 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73509 The good news is that children can be the greatest joy you'll ever know. Just bring them up to do the right thing - you know the rest! I'm a firm believer in raising kids the "old fashioned" way. Don't let them run wild, like so many other parents do - like the ones you see in the mall, etc. Merle The good news is that children can be the greatest joy you’ll ever know.
Just bring them up to do the right thing - you know the rest!
I’m a firm believer in raising kids the “old fashioned” way.
Don’t let them run wild, like so many other parents do - like the ones you see in the mall, etc.

Merle

]]> By: Greg http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73493 Greg Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:31:21 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73493 I hear you. I've taken similar approaches as of late in preparation for my impending enforced vow of poverty for the next three years as I do law school. As I no longer drink, smoke, do bad things, have sex with other people or otherwise do anything that can be construed as "fun", if I didn't know better, I'd think I got into Monk School, not Law School. Actually, I'm glad I quit all that bad stuff. I'm not saying I had big addiction problems, but when your dealer comes to your intervention, you know you have a problem. Where was I? Oh yeah...In addition to the whole brown bag lunches(Plus I've gone on a no/low carb diet to boot to try and skim off the flab. I can run 10k easily, but I still have enough material at the midsection to give Norm hours of material to make fun of) and no store bought caffiene(Working in an office helps, as I have a morning coffee at home and drink tea all day long), I also hit upon a neat financial approach that I had tinkered with before, but am really enjoying again: I sold my car...sniff...paid off the credit card with the proceeds and then promptly locked up my credit card and bank card in my pistol safe. Yes, I can get into my safe in under a second, but the point is that they aren't in my wallet. This means no casual spending and no impulse buying. I'm saving a crapload and don't want those bits of plastic back until I'm done with law school and am making more per year than my current mortgage balance. Then I plan to buy Bolivia and turn it into my sundeck/artillery impact range. I hear you. I’ve taken similar approaches as of late in preparation for my impending enforced vow of poverty for the next three years as I do law school. As I no longer drink, smoke, do bad things, have sex with other people or otherwise do anything that can be construed as “fun”, if I didn’t know better, I’d think I got into Monk School, not Law School. Actually, I’m glad I quit all that bad stuff. I’m not saying I had big addiction problems, but when your dealer comes to your intervention, you know you have a problem.

Where was I? Oh yeah…In addition to the whole brown bag lunches(Plus I’ve gone on a no/low carb diet to boot to try and skim off the flab. I can run 10k easily, but I still have enough material at the midsection to give Norm hours of material to make fun of) and no store bought caffiene(Working in an office helps, as I have a morning coffee at home and drink tea all day long), I also hit upon a neat financial approach that I had tinkered with before, but am really enjoying again: I sold my car…sniff…paid off the credit card with the proceeds and then promptly locked up my credit card and bank card in my pistol safe.

Yes, I can get into my safe in under a second, but the point is that they aren’t in my wallet. This means no casual spending and no impulse buying. I’m saving a crapload and don’t want those bits of plastic back until I’m done with law school and am making more per year than my current mortgage balance. Then I plan to buy Bolivia and turn it into my sundeck/artillery impact range.

]]> By: Mugwug http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73483 Mugwug Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:08:27 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73483 <b>Matt:</b> Amen... I had all kinds of shiny things, no money in my account, but shiny things as far as the eye could see. I'm looking forward to tipsy sailor spending myself. <b>Merle:</b> Thanks Merle, but the good news is? Merle? Merle? <b>Piet:</b> Getting there... easily derailed are my thoughts recently. -GRIN- Matt: Amen… I had all kinds of shiny things, no money in my account, but shiny things as far as the eye could see.

I’m looking forward to tipsy sailor spending myself.

Merle: Thanks Merle, but the good news is?

Merle? Merle?

Piet: Getting there… easily derailed are my thoughts recently.

-GRIN-

]]> By: Pieter http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73482 Pieter Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:09:09 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73482 It seemed like this was going somewhere....... It seemed like this was going somewhere…….

]]> By: Merle http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73468 Merle Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:47:10 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73468 Yep, having kids sure changes your finances!!! And will for a long time to come!!! Yep, having kids sure changes your finances!!!
And will for a long time to come!!!

]]> By: Matt http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2008/07/08/financial-obligations/#comment-73443 Matt Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:02:26 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/?p=779#comment-73443 Yeah brother I hear you. I used to spend like a drunken sailor. Although I was never a sailor but was often drunk. Wife got pregnant, stopped working, and I hit the brakes and started paying down credit cards and saving. Now the kid is one and a half, and she is about to start nursing school. In two years...with the dual income again...yeah, I will probably start spending like a mildly buzzed sailor. Yeah brother I hear you. I used to spend like a drunken sailor. Although I was never a sailor but was often drunk. Wife got pregnant, stopped working, and I hit the brakes and started paying down credit cards and saving. Now the kid is one and a half, and she is about to start nursing school. In two years…with the dual income again…yeah, I will probably start spending like a mildly buzzed sailor.

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