Comments on: Cinderalla Investing http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: fred gill http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-85212 fred gill Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:12:33 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-85212 Kudos to Cinderella! It took me many years to learn this lesson and I still have plenty to learn. My parents were both blue collar kids but they knew how to economize and how to postpone gratification. Their motto was: "It's not what you earn, it's what you save." Eventually, they learned how to invest as well and were able to leave my sister and I a tidy sum. Thanks to an excellent retirement system and my own belated but serious conversion to the Church of Savings, I should do okay in my own retirement. But it was a close call. Like so many, I wish I'd had more sense when I was young. But I'm grateful I finally got some. Kudos to Cinderella! It took me many years to learn this lesson and I still have plenty to learn. My parents were both blue collar kids but they knew how to economize and how to postpone gratification. Their motto was: “It’s not what you earn, it’s what you save.” Eventually, they learned how to invest as well and were able to leave my sister and I a tidy sum. Thanks to an excellent retirement system and my own belated but serious conversion to the Church of Savings, I should do okay in my own retirement. But it was a close call. Like so many, I wish I’d had more sense when I was young. But I’m grateful I finally got some.

]]> By: MyMoneyBlog » Blog Archive » Carnival of Personal Finance #18 http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-4768 MyMoneyBlog » Blog Archive » Carnival of Personal Finance #18 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 07:34:50 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-4768 [...] Cinderella Investing While saving money is often looked upon as the “step sister in the background” and not as glamorous as stocks and other investments, PF Advice shows how it usually turns into a Cinderella in the end. [...] [...] Cinderella Investing While saving money is often looked upon as the “step sister in the background” and not as glamorous as stocks and other investments, PF Advice shows how it usually turns into a Cinderella in the end. [...]

]]> By: Nina http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-13 Nina Fri, 14 Oct 2005 03:34:26 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-13 Wealth really doesn't have much to do with income... unless it's coming from passive income. If you plan to accumulate wealth, it has less to do with how much money... rather it is all about how you spend what you have. <strong><a href="http://sittingprettyfinancially.blogspot.com/2005_07_01_sittingprettyfinancially_archive.html" rel="nofollow">Sitting Pretty</a></strong> Wealth really doesn’t have much to do with income… unless it’s coming from passive income. If you plan to accumulate wealth, it has less to do with how much money… rather it is all about how you spend what you have.

Sitting Pretty

]]> By: Clint http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-9 Clint Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:31:47 +0000 http://www.pfadvice.com/2005/10/13/cinderalla-investing/#comment-9 I completely agree with you. The problem with learning to save money is that it usually just isn't much fun. Not to mention that many attempts to save money really dont save any money at all, proven by your enevelope example and the numerous studies that show the people who clip coupons normally spend more money while shopping. However, if you want to be financially secure without learning to save more and spend less, you better make a big salary. Clint <a href="http://milliondollargoal.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Million Dollar Goal</a> I completely agree with you. The problem with learning to save money is that it usually just isn’t much fun. Not to mention that many attempts to save money really dont save any money at all, proven by your enevelope example and the numerous studies that show the people who clip coupons normally spend more money while shopping.

However, if you want to be financially secure without learning to save more and spend less, you better make a big salary.

Clint
Million Dollar Goal

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