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re: I've decided that after years of saying "I have no hobby," I actually do
Posted on 5/4/15 at 9:49 am to anc
Posted on 5/4/15 at 9:49 am to anc
My wife is a workaholic and we never go on vacation. She grew up mega poor so she's constantly finding things on the side of the road and fixing them/selling or giving them to tenants. It's good to save/invest but it's also good to live. Her day off is Monday and she entertains herself by cleaning or building something.
A guy at my office never goes out to eat or to a movie. We are talking years. He's constantly calling his financial adviser from work and has no interests that I know of other than watching sports on TV.
Another person I know is a member of two golf clubs, has a sports car, and a new SUV. Yet is constantly scraping for money living paycheck to paycheck. I know because he owes me money.
Again, many ways to live a life. Somewhere in the middle is good IMO.
A guy at my office never goes out to eat or to a movie. We are talking years. He's constantly calling his financial adviser from work and has no interests that I know of other than watching sports on TV.
Another person I know is a member of two golf clubs, has a sports car, and a new SUV. Yet is constantly scraping for money living paycheck to paycheck. I know because he owes me money.
Again, many ways to live a life. Somewhere in the middle is good IMO.
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Posted on 5/4/15 at 9:52 am to dagrippa
I spend about $1,500/year on Mardi Gras dues and beads, dress for my wife for our Ball and Hotel Stay for the weekend. Most of its paid up well before Mardi Gras. I figure a little more than $100/month for a fun weekend where the wife gets to gussy up in formalwear and I get to get drunk and throw beads is fine as far as hobbies go.
Posted on 5/4/15 at 10:02 am to dagrippa
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A guy at my office never goes out to eat or to a movie. We are talking years. He's constantly calling his financial adviser from work and has no interests that I know of other than watching sports on TV.
This is me.
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Again, many ways to live a life. Somewhere in the middle is good IMO.
I believe in relative frugality.
Frugal to some means ramen noodles and beans and clipping coupons. Frugal to me means buying high end steaks from the butcher and cooking them myself for a fourth of what it costs at a restaurant.
Frugal to some means driving a beater that barely gets you to work. I drive a 2007 Volvo sedan that gets 32 MPG and has 70k miles on it. I'll drive it until it has 200k.
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