I have been thinking about my Grandma lately. My father's mother. When I think about her and her financial abilities, I can't help but long to be more like her. Before my time, my grandparents owned a bar. When they sold the bar, they bought rental houses in a lower income area. I remember going with her to collect rent when I was little. Somehow, all of the rental houses were paid for. Her house was paid for. She had a nice car that she paid cash for. She had money in the bank and a little in the stock market. But if you saw her, you wouldn't think that she had money at all. She made her own clothes. Cooked dinner every night and would drive around town to get the best deals. She had a stockpile of toilet paper, paper towels, and anything else she could need. But appearance didn't matter to her. She wasn't interested in renovating her house. She didn't need a designer purse. She didn't mind eating a bologna sandwich. So I just wonder if maybe I need to adjust my whole way of thinking. Or at least find a middle ground between the 2. But I do wish she was still here to teach me her ways.
Should have learned from Grandma
October 30th, 2012 at 01:52 pm
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October 30th, 2012 at 10:55 pm 1351637727
I'm guessing gran didn't start with SLs. You are very aware of finances and perhaps a tiny tweak or two might move you towards your goals. I suggest using a list of what you plan to buy in November [not counting the non discretionary items like mortgage, utilities, 'X' gas allowance etc. Focusing on the list, just don't buy items not on the list. It's easy peasy... They can be 1st on the December list. Keep asking yourself "what is the worst thing that would happen if I didn't buy this item"? Would gran have thought this spending good value for the money?
One of my favorite ways of curbing spending is to figure out how many hours I need to work to pay for the object.
November 4th, 2012 at 09:54 pm 1352066045
Jerry