Comments on: Beware of normalizing with your surroundings http://www.bluntmoney.com/beware-of-normalizing-with-your-surroundings/ Thu, 13 May 2010 17:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: bluntmoney http://www.bluntmoney.com/beware-of-normalizing-with-your-surroundings/comment-page-1/#comment-58990 bluntmoney Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:22:04 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/?p=1328#comment-58990 Kim, that's ironic. Did they choose her kitchen? CF, I'm not surprised at all by what you describe... Kim, that’s ironic. Did they choose her kitchen?

CF, I’m not surprised at all by what you describe…

]]> By: ConsciouslyFrugal http://www.bluntmoney.com/beware-of-normalizing-with-your-surroundings/comment-page-1/#comment-58987 ConsciouslyFrugal Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:15:46 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/?p=1328#comment-58987 This is one of the primary reasons I have a love/hate relationship with TV--it creates such unrealistic expectations among viewers. I have a friend who is solidly middle-class and living in Manhattan. Her apartment is (I kid you not) less than 300 square feet and she pays more than double what I do for my apartment by the beach in Southern CA. Madness! This is one of the primary reasons I have a love/hate relationship with TV–it creates such unrealistic expectations among viewers. I have a friend who is solidly middle-class and living in Manhattan. Her apartment is (I kid you not) less than 300 square feet and she pays more than double what I do for my apartment by the beach in Southern CA.

Madness!

]]> By: Kim McGrigg http://www.bluntmoney.com/beware-of-normalizing-with-your-surroundings/comment-page-1/#comment-58903 Kim McGrigg Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/?p=1328#comment-58903 I really appreciate this post. I'll never forget the time my boss (from my former job) told me that her house was being scouted for a television commercial shoot. They were seeking a "typical family kitchen." Her million dollar home's kitchen was anything but typical! I think a little perspective is very important. It is very easy to get caught up, but that ususally leads to disappointment. I really appreciate this post.

I’ll never forget the time my boss (from my former job) told me that her house was being scouted for a television commercial shoot. They were seeking a “typical family kitchen.” Her million dollar home’s kitchen was anything but typical!

I think a little perspective is very important. It is very easy to get caught up, but that ususally leads to disappointment.

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