Comments on: One Benefit To The Economic Mess: Less Pressure http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike Bau http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-650951 Mike Bau Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:34:17 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5386#comment-650951 If you live on less than you make, you can’t hardly get in any trouble. And now, everything is “on sale” for those that have cash – houses, mutual funds, you name it….

]]> By: baselle http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-650836 baselle Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:35:24 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5386#comment-650836 Its great in general, but now I’m hearing about my friends trying to outdo and compete with me in saving. Its interesting, but I feel like the pendulum is swinging over the other way.

]]> By: Tracey McBride http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-650657 Tracey McBride Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:48:28 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5386#comment-650657 Very well put–I am in complete agreement! Not only is the new frugality a social relief, it is a wise and sensible philosophy of life! History shows us again and again that the practice of frugality, or the lack of it, has been pivotal in the rise and fall of nations and civilizations.

Like you, we have lived a simple, frugal lifestyle for decades. In fact, my first book “Frugal Luxuries” was published over a dozen years ago (1997, Bantam, NY). The fact that it (and it’s companion volume) has never been out of print illustrates the fact that there have always been a core group of “frugalites” (a word of my own making: Those souls who recognize the wisdom and value in living within our means.

Thank you for highlighting this subject so well.

Warmly,
Tracey McBride

]]> By: ceejay74 http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-650638 ceejay74 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:23:28 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5386#comment-650638 Great article. I realized I was in financial trouble and started cutting back about a year or more before the recession hit all my other friends. They were nice but pitying about my family’s new frugal lifestyle. Now we get praise and respect from people who ended up having to cut back a little later anyway.

I’m kind of glad that I did it on my own terms, before the recession hit. I feel like I learned the lesson better that way, and hope it will stick with me the rest of my life.

]]> By: John DeFlumeri Jr http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-650620 John DeFlumeri Jr Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:49 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5386#comment-650620 Yes, Reality has set in, there is less pressure to keep up with other people now. Wealthie people than us are talking “Saving Money”. That makes it easier to cut back.

]]> By: Save Money Hound http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/11/09/one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-650595 Save Money Hound Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:11:02 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5386#comment-650595 Yes, saving money and being frugal is all the rage these days. Not having to keep up with the Jones’ eliminates one less drama in your life.

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