Comments on: The Lies We Tell Ourselves http://www.fromunderearningtoabundance.com/2009/05/the-lies-we-tell-ourselves/ How to leave the darkness of Underearning for a bright life of Abundance Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:41:29 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Martine Goldberg http://www.fromunderearningtoabundance.com/2009/05/the-lies-we-tell-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Martine Goldberg Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:53:08 +0000 http://www.fromunderearningtoabundance.com/?p=127#comment-1253 Not spend outside your means, make envelopes and separate the money accordingly, always live within your means. I think the Great Generation had no choice but be very methodical and cautious in order to rebuild after the Great Depression and WWII. As a result it was passed down however our reality was much different and we grew up in a more consumption society where the temptations were and are much greater. So bargain hunting and shopping has always been part of who I am but is it always a saving? As Janet said, sometimes it is just great to go buy something without focusing on the price itself. Do your research and buy one good thing instead of 5 at a discount, appreciate it, enjoy it. The times we live in are bringing us back, forcing us to review how we use our money. Not spend outside your means, make envelopes and separate the money accordingly, always live within your means. I think the Great Generation had no choice but be very methodical and cautious in order to rebuild after the Great Depression and WWII. As a result it was passed down however our reality was much different and we grew up in a more consumption society where the temptations were and are much greater. So bargain hunting and shopping has always been part of who I am but is it always a saving? As Janet said, sometimes it is just great to go buy something without focusing on the price itself. Do your research and buy one good thing instead of 5 at a discount, appreciate it, enjoy it.
The times we live in are bringing us back, forcing us to review how we use our money.

]]> By: Janet Breitmaier http://www.fromunderearningtoabundance.com/2009/05/the-lies-we-tell-ourselves/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Janet Breitmaier Thu, 28 May 2009 01:21:57 +0000 http://www.fromunderearningtoabundance.com/?p=127#comment-1247 I was told that "money doesn't grow on trees". My mother was so fruggle that she would say this each time I wanted to buy some new modern clothes. In her mind the old ones were still good and wearable. Good and wearable meant that they didn't have holes but could very well be old fashioned and stretched out. I don't think that we ever donated any clothes to charity. By the time we were finished with them they were to worn out to donate. I do purchase designer clothes but I search for a "good" price and will most likely choose something that will stand the test of time. It is only recently that I have left that notion behind and purchase without pricing first. I purchase things that I love and feel great in. It is freeing and liberating not to worry or even think about the "price" or "cost" of something. Try to give yourself a gift of free spending on at least some things in your life. And notice the difference in how you feel. I was told that “money doesn’t grow on trees”. My mother was so fruggle that she would say this each time I wanted to buy some new modern clothes. In her mind the old ones were still good and wearable. Good and wearable meant that they didn’t have holes but could very well be old fashioned and stretched out. I don’t think that we ever donated any clothes to charity. By the time we were finished with them they were to worn out to donate.

I do purchase designer clothes but I search for a “good” price and will most likely choose something that will stand the test of time.

It is only recently that I have left that notion behind and purchase without pricing first. I purchase things that I love and feel great in. It is freeing and liberating not to worry or even think about the “price” or “cost” of something.

Try to give yourself a gift of free spending on at least some things in your life. And notice the difference in how you feel.

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