Comments on: Is the modern life of making money bad for us?

By: Frugal Trenches

Frugal Trenches — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:17:44 +0000

That’s a good point JBird and in fact something I’ve been thinking a lot about since being overseas where people have no choice. Thank you for the reminder. I wrote this post 2 years ago and let’s just say I’ve changed a lot!

By: Jbird

Jbird — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:42:09 +0000

No offence, but that comment about working class men was insane. My grandfather was a working class man. He worked in a sawmill. It was dangerous, hard work, and when it rained the work stopped and he received no money. He then became a farmer. He worked every day outdoors, regardless of the weather, and if the milk prices were bad then that’s just how it was. His family grew their own food because they couldn’t afford to buy it. My dad still sees it as a badge of honour that he can afford to buy his food.

Because my grandfather was working class, he couldn’t afford to drink good quality alcohol. So he turned to cigarettes instead, as they were cheaper. And they helped kill him.

It took my grandparents years of hard physical work to be able to afford their own farm. Sure, they had a good life all round, with a lot of fun thrown in. But they had NO CHOICES AT ALL – no option to downsize or change careers. They hadn’t the time or money for further education. Like most working class people, they didn’t finish high school and their work was all they had.

By: ronald

ronald — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:54:31 +0000

thats what iam looking for

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By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:35:45 +0000

I can’t agree with you more my friend and I could not have said it better myself.

By: dogatemyfinances

dogatemyfinances — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:09:50 +0000

Different strokes for different folks.

I can’t even imagine working a 40-hour workweek. I would be bored. That’s just the way some people operate. Obviously, it’s not for everyone, but people like that are high earners and also the highest achievers. There’s no other way.

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By: notesfromthefrugaltrenches

notesfromthefrugaltrenches — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:19:49 +0000

Frugal Babe, you and your husband sound like very very very smart people!
Your activities with your son are precious!

By: Fruhal Babe

Fruhal Babe — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:18:21 +0000

I love this post. I couldn’t agree more. My husband and I have an 8 week old baby boy. I quit my job at the local library when he was born, and we’re both working from home now. We haven’t bought anything at all for our son – we got lots of gifts and hand me downs and that’s all we need. We’d rather spend time with him than go shopping for him. We strap his carseat into a bike trailer and take him for rides on the trails near our house. We lie on the floor and look at the ceiling fan with him. We stay in bed in the morning, just watching him sleep. We have enough money to be comfortable, and have no need for any more – I’d much rather have time with my husband and son than an extra $30K/year.

By: notesfromthefrugaltrenches

notesfromthefrugaltrenches — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:20 +0000

Thanks Fabulously Broke. I think here in England it probably depends very much on where you live, London is so much more expensive than say most of the North or Midlands or Kent coast etc. The numbers I’ve heard are around £25-£35K = $50-$70K depending on where you live here.