Comments on: Sayings to live by for financial health

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:12:05 +0000

Merry Christmas.

By: ConsciouslyFrugal

ConsciouslyFrugal — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:56:35 +0000

Mine also rings of the futility of needless worry–”Ain’t no sense in borrowing trouble.” With all the economic crisis drama in the news right now, I find myself saying it a lot.

And on that note, Happy Holidays and thanks for giving all of us in reader land great material and resources!

By: MKL

MKL — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:54:11 +0000

“we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it”, or more often, my twist on it being “we’ll jump off that bridge when we get to it” (stolen from the movie “City Slickers”) reminds me that sometimes, the best thing is not to worry about tomorrow or get hung up on “well, what if…” situations. Make the best of the opportunities today, and if we have to face down a dragon, we’ll work through it. Don’t not take on an endeavor or do something because of a situation that may never come to pass.

I also add to that “Stop trying to keep up with the Jones’s… the Jones’s are broke!” :)

By: Middle Way

Middle Way — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:37:13 +0000

Excellent post and reminder of what we can and cannot control.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:32:11 +0000

The reason they are always said cliches is because they have real meaning behind it. Whatever the situation, I agree with Damaris with the eggs cliche. It does mean to diversify and give yourself optioins.

By: Damaris

Damaris — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:27:41 +0000

hmm – posting problem – I apologize if this posts twice.
My expression is Don’t put all your eggs into one basket. In farming this literally means, when collecting eggs from chickens, don’t put them all in one basket (or container) in case you drop the basket and crack all the eggs. In personal finance, it means – diversify. So I make sure my money is not all in one type of investment.
Happy Holidays!