tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post9030437792932433136..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Rule #16: Who Do You Think You Are?Madame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-66357363542414367572008-04-16T14:14:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:14:00.000-04:00Good post. I often feel somewhat pushed to do thin...Good post. I often feel somewhat pushed to do things that I don't particularly care about in order--not so much to fit in--but in order to keep up my end of conversations. Like, I'll find myself tuning into "Lost" or some other show about which I don't partuicularly care just so I won't have to sit in silence during lunch while my colleagues dissect the previous night's episode. Not sure there's a way around it--I imagine that it's a small price to build relationships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-49474293441116788772008-03-11T06:32:00.000-04:002008-03-11T06:32:00.000-04:00As a Christian, I am primarily a citizen of the ki...As a Christian, I am primarily a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. As a daughter of the King, I feel rich no matter what my present circumstances. Your perspective is very this-worldly.kentuckylizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110491371985845560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-43970994135802973492008-03-04T13:03:00.000-05:002008-03-04T13:03:00.000-05:00I am in the Peace Corps and have been reevaluating...I am in the Peace Corps and have been reevaluating where I belong for a while now. I hoped to be in the middle of nowhere with basically nothing to see how I would do. Ironically I am in a location that I have all of the comforts of home. Sometimes even more. It is strange because I lived in a small, somewhat country town and now I am in this country's biggest tourist destination. I have learned in my time here roles that I don't want to fill and others that I do. I am glad that I have had this opportunity for my perspective to change and to assist others in changing their own. I will never be able to go on vacation again without asking for a real tour of where I am visiting. I have also come to detest people who "bargain" with a vendor until a price is below the value of the item they are trying to buy. A dollar or two to the vendor could mean the difference between feeding his or her family for few days.Allihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241154674180968378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-68874662514796333342008-03-04T11:18:00.000-05:002008-03-04T11:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for the thoughtful post... makes me re-eval...Thanks for the thoughtful post... makes me re-evaluate MY position too.FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-13552394693030991862008-01-01T20:28:00.000-05:002008-01-01T20:28:00.000-05:00Anon 12/31-- My comment about Americans being fort...Anon 12/31-- My comment about Americans being fortunate was not to say we have the best lives of anyone anywhere-- I agree that many other places have a great quality of life that can be argued to be far better than NYC or many places in the USA. What I meant was that Americans in general, even the poorest of us, are fortunate compared to billions of poor people in the developing world.Madame Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-61231027221040319972007-12-31T14:54:00.000-05:002007-12-31T14:54:00.000-05:00One quick comment. I love your blog but I have to...One quick comment. I love your blog but I have to criticize your comment that "It's a no-brainer that all Americans are fortunate in relation to others in the world"<BR/><BR/>I'm a New Yorker as well but have lived overseas in London and Singapore for work. I used to think like you but after living in these cities it really opened my eyes as to how great other places were. First of all places like London and Singapore are just as "western" as the US and frankly the services and utilities were way better. Singapore was 10 times more modern than America and that was when I lived there 5 years ago. Capitalism rules in these places just like it does here and people make tons of money and have great quality of life. I'd say the average Londoner or Singaporean had a much better quality of life than the average American. Largely because of the better amenities and services offered. I love NY and this is home to me, I grew up here and want to retire here, but there are places all over the world where the opportunities are better and the quality of life is far superior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-13123279557990380692007-07-20T14:15:00.000-04:002007-07-20T14:15:00.000-04:00I had a television in my college dorm, but I never...I had a television in my college dorm, but I never watched it. It would be turned on about once a month when my boyfriend got the urge to watch something. When I moved into my own place after graduation, I thought it would be ridiculous to get cable when I would obviously never watch it. Everybody was so shocked. My boyfriend's mom was the worst. She just wouldn't let it go and kept thinking that I was in some sort of financial trouble. Since I got married the TV has been a constant, and I seem to be addicted to the stupid thing. I long for the simplicity that was in my life before, but it's hard to kick the TV habit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-74686507604287771992007-03-28T12:34:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:34:00.000-04:00Lovely post, really. It got me to ponder quite a f...Lovely post, really. It got me to ponder quite a few things about myself... what I have, what I want, where I want to be in life and in location.<BR/><BR/>One of big the contributors to the "Jones Complex" I think is television. I haven't had cable in 3 years and spend virtually no time in front of the T.V. Its a time suck and subjects you to more marketing and adverstising than any one person needs to see. I think you worry less about the Jones' and buy less stuff if you don't see them... Just my 2 cents.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great posts.<BR/><BR/>MissGoldBugMissGoldBughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784602769316480627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-69695901016205649142007-03-25T10:37:00.000-04:002007-03-25T10:37:00.000-04:00Really great post. I can understand why people wan...Really great post. I can understand why people want to marry you. I am picturing the sexy librarian type.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-3131786140300327272007-03-24T19:42:00.000-04:002007-03-24T19:42:00.000-04:00I don't wear rags and live on the street because I...I don't wear rags and live on the street because I wouldn't like to do that. I really don't know what other people are "like me" :)mOOmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440274434662150925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-47685117460897342772007-03-23T05:12:00.000-04:002007-03-23T05:12:00.000-04:00Will you marry me (If you're hot)? :) I'm your ag...Will you marry me (If you're hot)? :) I'm your age with the same net worth, we can let our net worth multiply like horny rabbits! Yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-6348888599539935952007-03-23T01:10:00.000-04:002007-03-23T01:10:00.000-04:00Just what I needed to read - thanks! I was looking...Just what I needed to read - thanks! I was looking at my girlfriends Hawaii vacation pictures earlier and feeling my usual envy over her lifestyle. Now I am reminded, its just my my inner 'Jones' talking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-80887812809281756062007-03-22T22:53:00.000-04:002007-03-22T22:53:00.000-04:00This is a wonderful post and has a good finish by ...This is a wonderful post and has a good finish by listing a set of checks to put in place for oneself. It's always important not to get too caught up with all the material things in life but also be able to enjoy. Don't be possessed by your possessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-25606756442365483842007-03-22T20:29:00.000-04:002007-03-22T20:29:00.000-04:00GREAT POST! I'm glad that you're putting this post...GREAT POST! I'm glad that you're putting this post for people to take a moment and reflect on ourselves...we are all blessed and lucky in our own ways and we should cherish every moments we live and breath. Have a great wkend!sfshopgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837064653922221229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-66284773700130113502007-03-22T19:17:00.000-04:002007-03-22T19:17:00.000-04:00I think it's so important to question the status q...I think it's so important to question the status quo. I really get a kick out of the reaction I get from some people when I tell them that I don't have television. I have <I>a</I> television, but I get no reception without cable, and I'm not willing to pay for cable; thus, no television.<BR/><BR/>You'd think I said that I dance naked in the town square. Once in a while, someone gets all huffy about it. One guy I know actually devoted some time to pricing out cable packages for me because he couldn't believe that there is no price low enough convince me to pay for television. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like residual spending guilt to me.frugal zeitgeisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804781758510341558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-73059488971151622532007-03-22T18:54:00.000-04:002007-03-22T18:54:00.000-04:00Reason #16 why I read this blog!Great job, Madame ...Reason #16 why I read this blog!<BR/><BR/>Great job, Madame X.Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-59619905344929359732007-03-22T16:50:00.000-04:002007-03-22T16:50:00.000-04:00I lead a fairly minimalist life because I think th...I lead a fairly minimalist life because I think that one day my savings will pay off, so while others have nice cars, and fancy stuff to fill their house, I'm fine with my mismatched silverware (like yourself), and other odds and ends, until I'm ready to splurge. Watch out when I do though. :)peachyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451794141597730747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-46943943677002475422007-03-22T13:06:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:06:00.000-04:00Hey, I'm a fan. Thanks for making me think. This o...Hey, I'm a fan. Thanks for making me think. This one of the best posts I've read in a long while. A great day to you!The Amber Canaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262823765224899441noreply@blogger.com