Comments on: Unconventional Personal Finance Advice http://studenomics.com/outside-the-box-thinking/unconventional-personal-finance-advice/ Tue, 22 May 2012 12:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony http://studenomics.com/outside-the-box-thinking/unconventional-personal-finance-advice/#comment-23693 Anthony Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:32:02 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3806#comment-23693 Travel is always a good idea. My wife and I try to travel ("take a vacation") once a year. I know that's it's a unnecessary expense from a financial point-of-view. But the benefits outweigh the costs. I work 51 weeks in a year to the best of my ability and probably grow quite a few gray hairs due to the stress. My investment in a one-week vacation relieves this stress and allows me time to reset. Travel is always a good idea. My wife and I try to travel (“take a vacation”) once a year. I know that’s it’s a unnecessary expense from a financial point-of-view. But the benefits outweigh the costs.

I work 51 weeks in a year to the best of my ability and probably grow quite a few gray hairs due to the stress. My investment in a one-week vacation relieves this stress and allows me time to reset.

]]> By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff http://studenomics.com/outside-the-box-thinking/unconventional-personal-finance-advice/#comment-23628 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:45:05 +0000 http://studenomics.com/?p=3806#comment-23628 I think you just summarized the reasons I started my blog last week. I was tired of reading comments from the Scrooge McDucks that yell at people for hiring a housekeeper or the spending addicts that blame credit card companies for their astounding debts. Heaven forbid I ever mention that my husband and I take an annual vacation when we still are paying off $11,000 on a car loan and $75,000 on a mortgage. Pay your bills, save for your future, and prioritize the rest, right? I think you just summarized the reasons I started my blog last week.

I was tired of reading comments from the Scrooge McDucks that yell at people for hiring a housekeeper or the spending addicts that blame credit card companies for their astounding debts. Heaven forbid I ever mention that my husband and I take an annual vacation when we still are paying off $11,000 on a car loan and $75,000 on a mortgage.

Pay your bills, save for your future, and prioritize the rest, right?

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