Comments on: The cycle of more http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Meredith http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15603 Meredith Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:07:04 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/#comment-15603 Wow. What a great post. I love what you say about going in search of less, so that we can appreciate "enough." As far as I can tell, it's going to be a lifelong journey for me. Wow. What a great post.
I love what you say about going in search of less, so that we can appreciate “enough.”

As far as I can tell, it’s going to be a lifelong journey for me.

]]> By: Family Savings http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15494 Family Savings Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:06:38 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/#comment-15494 I totally agree with you! I always want more of something whenever I get a little. If we learn to simplify our lives we will be happy with what we already have. Look at Paris, she said she was happy just to have a pillow in prison. When she's at home with her money she probably can't get enough of it! ;) I totally agree with you! I always want more of something whenever I get a little. If we learn to simplify our lives we will be happy with what we already have. Look at Paris, she said she was happy just to have a pillow in prison. When she’s at home with her money she probably can’t get enough of it! ;)

]]> By: Tread http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/comment-page-1/#comment-15485 Tread Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:04:38 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-cycle-of-more/#comment-15485 That's a really good point about the kids and presents. Darling and I have always been horrified to watch our niece and nephew tear through a Wal-Mart's worth of toys every Christmas. Not only was it putting their mom and dad into serious debt, but we were certain the kids would grow up to be consumerist brats. We were put in our place when our niece declared that she wouldn't be accepting presents for her 13th birthday, but wanted her friends to donate to the local SPCA. The next year her strapped parents hoped the kids wouldn't notice Christmas was a little "small," and were amazed when the fewer, more carefully chosen gifts had a far greater impact. I think you might be totally right; some kids we identify as brats are starving for something more from life that isn't material, but they don't know how to ask for it. That’s a really good point about the kids and presents. Darling and I have always been horrified to watch our niece and nephew tear through a Wal-Mart’s worth of toys every Christmas. Not only was it putting their mom and dad into serious debt, but we were certain the kids would grow up to be consumerist brats. We were put in our place when our niece declared that she wouldn’t be accepting presents for her 13th birthday, but wanted her friends to donate to the local SPCA. The next year her strapped parents hoped the kids wouldn’t notice Christmas was a little “small,” and were amazed when the fewer, more carefully chosen gifts had a far greater impact. I think you might be totally right; some kids we identify as brats are starving for something more from life that isn’t material, but they don’t know how to ask for it.

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