Comments on: Use the Power of No to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/ Obliterate financial stress. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jackie http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 Jackie Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:56:36 +0000 http://www.moneycrush.com/?p=1845#comment-1226 Bret, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right -- it HAS taken millions of commercials to change people's mindsets. Debt used to be a shameful thing, and somehow it got twisted around into a normal way of living. Financial security is a much more pleasant path to be on though. Bret, I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you’re right — it HAS taken millions of commercials to change people’s mindsets. Debt used to be a shameful thing, and somehow it got twisted around into a normal way of living. Financial security is a much more pleasant path to be on though.

]]> By: Bret @ Hope to Prosper http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Bret @ Hope to Prosper Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:49:10 +0000 http://www.moneycrush.com/?p=1845#comment-1217 Jackie, Outstanding post. It's taken millions of commercials and salespeople to convince people to say Yes to bad financial decisions. Yes, you should buy your spouse a Lexus for Christmas and a diamond pendant for Valentines Day. Yes, you can buy that new flat-screen on credit because it has 0% financaing. Yes, you can afford that $500K house on your $40K salary. It's about time more poeple started saying No to consumer goods and Yes to Financial security. Yes, you can reduce the stress in your life if you have an emergency fund. Yes, you can retire in style after your house is paid off. Yes, you can drive older cars and invest your money. I think more people are finally catching on to this. Bret Jackie,

Outstanding post.

It’s taken millions of commercials and salespeople to convince people to say Yes to bad financial decisions. Yes, you should buy your spouse a Lexus for Christmas and a diamond pendant for Valentines Day. Yes, you can buy that new flat-screen on credit because it has 0% financaing. Yes, you can afford that $500K house on your $40K salary.

It’s about time more poeple started saying No to consumer goods and Yes to Financial security. Yes, you can reduce the stress in your life if you have an emergency fund. Yes, you can retire in style after your house is paid off. Yes, you can drive older cars and invest your money.

I think more people are finally catching on to this.

Bret

]]> By: Jackie http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1215 Jackie Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:59:40 +0000 http://www.moneycrush.com/?p=1845#comment-1215 Ken, pretty soon we're all going to start talking in tweets. It's catching! "No, I will not automatically get a great paying job the moment I leave college" probably should have said "No, I will not ASSUME that I'll automatically get a great paying job the moment I leave college" in order to be clearer. I'll have to edit that later. I was thinking more along the lines of it being dangerous to assume that a degree will automatically net a great paying job that can be used to pay off loans. Ken, pretty soon we’re all going to start talking in tweets. It’s catching! “No, I will not automatically get a great paying job the moment I leave college” probably should have said “No, I will not ASSUME that I’ll automatically get a great paying job the moment I leave college” in order to be clearer. I’ll have to edit that later. I was thinking more along the lines of it being dangerous to assume that a degree will automatically net a great paying job that can be used to pay off loans.

]]> By: Ken Siew http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Ken Siew Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:49:32 +0000 http://www.moneycrush.com/?p=1845#comment-1213 Haha yes, only for that comment though. It's probably the side-effect of Twitter. Saying NO to a great paying job the moment you leave college is a tough one. You probably want to know what you really want in your life before you make the jump. =) Haha yes, only for that comment though. It’s probably the side-effect of Twitter. Saying NO to a great paying job the moment you leave college is a tough one. You probably want to know what you really want in your life before you make the jump. =)

]]> By: Jackie http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Jackie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:29:48 +0000 http://www.moneycrush.com/?p=1845#comment-1204 Ken, are you keeping your comments smaller than a tweet? Anyway I'm glad you like the post and the blog. Thanks! Ken, are you keeping your comments smaller than a tweet? Anyway I’m glad you like the post and the blog. Thanks!

]]> By: Ken Siew http://www.moneycrush.com/use-the-power-of-no-to-get-ahead-and-stay-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Ken Siew Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:44:10 +0000 http://www.moneycrush.com/?p=1845#comment-1202 No, I will not comment for more than 140 characters! Good post Jackie. I get a lot of good ideas to overcome psychological barriers here.Thx No, I will not comment for more than 140 characters! Good post Jackie. I get a lot of good ideas to overcome psychological barriers here.Thx

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