Diana, thank you. That is what I was hoping people would feel reading it. At the end of the day, that is what all of this is really about. Grateful you are here.
Love the advice to spend on what you love, and invest the rest. Save money on things that don't matter to you...even if they matter to other people. For 30 years, my husband and I bought cars for cash (sometimes new and sometimes used) and drove them until they fell apart in our driveway. Who can get 160,000 miles from a bare-bones Renault bought on sale at year end....with the original manual transmission / clutch? Proud to say that doing that let me make a car payment to myself for 5 years....so my next car was a much loved BMW (for cash).
I will use this with my student mentees from now on: "Find your RAGU" and don't let social media sway you from your decision. Final suggestion: Some store brands are actually quite good, while others are not so great, IMO. Make it your business to try just one store brand of something you buy regularly...and put it in the winner or loser column. Do this twice a month. Then you know. I love Wegman's tuna, for example.
Barbara, a bare-bones Renault to a BMW paid in cash is the formula in action, and you lived it for thirty years. That is the real thing. And "Find your Ragu" is outstanding - love it.
Gracias Chris ... excellent reflection ... discipline and intentionality, in everything; our personal life, our health life, our professional life, our spiritual life ... and enjoy the balloon ride!
Carlos, that means a lot. You summed up the whole philosophy perfectly: discipline and intentionality across every spoke of the wheel, not just the financial one.
It more than resonates. Such a perfect description of love of family and why it all matters.
Diana, thank you. That is what I was hoping people would feel reading it. At the end of the day, that is what all of this is really about. Grateful you are here.
Some great info here! Keep up the good work!
Thank you, that means a lot! Grateful you are here.
Love the advice to spend on what you love, and invest the rest. Save money on things that don't matter to you...even if they matter to other people. For 30 years, my husband and I bought cars for cash (sometimes new and sometimes used) and drove them until they fell apart in our driveway. Who can get 160,000 miles from a bare-bones Renault bought on sale at year end....with the original manual transmission / clutch? Proud to say that doing that let me make a car payment to myself for 5 years....so my next car was a much loved BMW (for cash).
I will use this with my student mentees from now on: "Find your RAGU" and don't let social media sway you from your decision. Final suggestion: Some store brands are actually quite good, while others are not so great, IMO. Make it your business to try just one store brand of something you buy regularly...and put it in the winner or loser column. Do this twice a month. Then you know. I love Wegman's tuna, for example.
Barbara, a bare-bones Renault to a BMW paid in cash is the formula in action, and you lived it for thirty years. That is the real thing. And "Find your Ragu" is outstanding - love it.
Gracias Chris ... excellent reflection ... discipline and intentionality, in everything; our personal life, our health life, our professional life, our spiritual life ... and enjoy the balloon ride!
Carlos
Carlos, that means a lot. You summed up the whole philosophy perfectly: discipline and intentionality across every spoke of the wheel, not just the financial one.