Comments on: A good defense and a good offense http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rogers Place http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-66967 Rogers Place Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:31:16 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/#comment-66967 Earning more requires learning more. Treat life as an investment. Invest a little now for returns later. Earning more requires learning more. Treat life as an investment. Invest a little now for returns later.

]]> By: Bourgeois and Broke http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-65721 Bourgeois and Broke Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:26:23 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/#comment-65721 "Put yet another way, earning more is a good offense, and frugality is a good defense." >> If I'd learnt to live on what I'd been earning just five years ago, and then not inflated my lifestyle with my income increase, I'd not be in the position I am today - so you're absolutely right! “Put yet another way, earning more is a good offense, and frugality is a good defense.”

>> If I’d learnt to live on what I’d been earning just five years ago, and then not inflated my lifestyle with my income increase, I’d not be in the position I am today – so you’re absolutely right!

]]> By: Clever Dude http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-64844 Clever Dude Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:13:56 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/#comment-64844 Yeah, I was pretty nonplussed and very minussed and subtracted ;) at the commenter. It wasn't something I wanted to wake up and see at 6am. I'm just glad I caught the naughty word after only 30 minutes on my site! Thanks for replying to my post! Yeah, I was pretty nonplussed and very minussed and subtracted ;) at the commenter. It wasn’t something I wanted to wake up and see at 6am. I’m just glad I caught the naughty word after only 30 minutes on my site!

Thanks for replying to my post!

]]> By: GeekMan http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-64702 GeekMan Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:24:15 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/#comment-64702 Earning more money does not automagically lead to greater savings, just as being frugal does not always lead to spending less. For an example of the former, one needs only look at all the people who spend more than they earn no matter what their base pay is. And for the latter, how many people are penny wise but pound foolish, buying inexpensive items only to have to replace them or doing something themselves when it would be better done, and cheaper in the long run, if they had hired a professional? Earning more money does not automagically lead to greater savings, just as being frugal does not always lead to spending less. For an example of the former, one needs only look at all the people who spend more than they earn no matter what their base pay is. And for the latter, how many people are penny wise but pound foolish, buying inexpensive items only to have to replace them or doing something themselves when it would be better done, and cheaper in the long run, if they had hired a professional?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-64638 Patrick Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:59:32 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/06/20/a-good-defense-and-a-good-offense/#comment-64638 You are absolutely correct. In Clever Dude's case, he was doing both. Sharing his method of living frugally adds value to his blog (his side business), which helps him earn more. Clever Dude recognizes that some people need to learn to add more defense to their lives and protect some of their earnings in order to pay down their debt or save more for the future. He was even kind enough to show people how much of a monetary difference bringing lunches can make. You are correct as well. It takes many different things to be financially balanced - earning, saving, living frugally, paying down debt, etc... I think the comment left on his blog was off base for what Clever Dude was trying to accomplish. The commentor could have easily stated his point a different way. You are absolutely correct. In Clever Dude’s case, he was doing both. Sharing his method of living frugally adds value to his blog (his side business), which helps him earn more. Clever Dude recognizes that some people need to learn to add more defense to their lives and protect some of their earnings in order to pay down their debt or save more for the future. He was even kind enough to show people how much of a monetary difference bringing lunches can make.

You are correct as well. It takes many different things to be financially balanced – earning, saving, living frugally, paying down debt, etc…

I think the comment left on his blog was off base for what Clever Dude was trying to accomplish. The commentor could have easily stated his point a different way.

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