Comments on: 7 Deadly Sins of Personal Finance

By: JB

JB — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:23:39 +0000

Great List! Another Deadly Sin of Personal Finance is overspending oneself into debt and bad credit.

By: The Best Money Blog

The Best Money Blog — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:20:20 +0000

Nickel and Diming is one of my biggest pet peeves. People say “It’s only like $5.” but when they say it 10 times a week they end up $200 down and wondering what happened.

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By: Oasdg

Oasdg — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:45:35 +0000

I confess-I rarely comparison shop. Thanks for the reminder though! Good list, but I also agree with Steven-not paying yourself first is a big “sin.”

By: CaramelSmoothie

CaramelSmoothie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:24:09 +0000

Good list. I thought the picture accompanying this story was an iron at first glance. LOL.

By: hank

hank — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:53:00 +0000

Number 7 can be a killer before you even start. “Failure to track expenses” – if you don’t know where you are, it’s hard to chart where you want to be…

By: ebs02a

ebs02a — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:24:03 +0000

great list! One that I think really rings true, and not enough people understand…

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By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:30:09 +0000

Great list. One more more “sin” I would add is failure to pay yourself first. What you don’t have, you don’t miss.