Comments on: 7 Reasons My Friend is Poor http://www.fivepencepiece.com/2009/10/7-reasons-my-friend-is-poor/ A British Man's Take on Debt, Saving & Investing Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:08:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: billythekidhttp://www.fivepencepiece.com/2009/10/7-reasons-my-friend-is-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-427 billythekid Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:57:43 +0000 http://www.fivepencepiece.com/?p=515#comment-427 Holy 750grand Batman!Have you used this projection for yourself? I might well have missed it on here. If you continue in the current frugal trend, even giving yourself a little more slack than during your debt pay-off period, what's your own retirement pot worth?btk Holy 750grand Batman!

Have you used this projection for yourself? I might well have missed it on here. If you continue in the current frugal trend, even giving yourself a little more slack than during your debt pay-off period, what’s your own retirement pot worth?

btk

]]> By: Leehttp://www.fivepencepiece.com/2009/10/7-reasons-my-friend-is-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Lee Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:44:12 +0000 http://www.fivepencepiece.com/?p=515#comment-415 Yikes, sorry Lulu, Akismet ate your comment.Alas, yes my friend could use a budget. But how blunt do you get trying to suggest these things? I've all but come out and said it and it still goes in one ear and out the other. I think if I pushed it any more she'd just stop talking money with me altogether !Sorry to hear about your mom :( Yikes, sorry Lulu, Akismet ate your comment.

Alas, yes my friend could use a budget. But how blunt do you get trying to suggest these things? I’ve all but come out and said it and it still goes in one ear and out the other. I think if I pushed it any more she’d just stop talking money with me altogether !

Sorry to hear about your mom :(

]]> By: Luluhttp://www.fivepencepiece.com/2009/10/7-reasons-my-friend-is-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Lulu Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:52:05 +0000 http://www.fivepencepiece.com/?p=515#comment-377 Your friend needs to learn how to budget. While I agree with you on most points...having a pet does not necessarily make one broke. I had a budget of $310 for food and groceries for the month and when I got my cat (someone gave him to me as a gift after my mother died, to keep me company) I simply included him in the monthly budget. So since I spend $9 a month on his litter, that means I spend $9 less on eating. My budget has not increased...just moved about to accommodate the pet.Your friend really needs some help though...have you tried getting her to budget? Your friend needs to learn how to budget. While I agree with you on most points…having a pet does not necessarily make one broke. I had a budget of $310 for food and groceries for the month and when I got my cat (someone gave him to me as a gift after my mother died, to keep me company) I simply included him in the monthly budget. So since I spend $9 a month on his litter, that means I spend $9 less on eating. My budget has not increased…just moved about to accommodate the pet.

Your friend really needs some help though…have you tried getting her to budget?

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