Comments on: Resisting Financial Peer Pressure http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/ Money Saving Insights: Coupons, Smart Spending and Promotional Codes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: squawkfox » Cars Are the New Smoking http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-12800 squawkfox » Cars Are the New Smoking Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:15:10 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-12800 [...] neighbor’s driveway and tell me how your car measures up. Blogger Frugal Dad writes on the financial peer pressure of owning a ride rad enough to “impress strangers at a red light.” He says, [...] [...] neighbor’s driveway and tell me how your car measures up. Blogger Frugal Dad writes on the financial peer pressure of owning a ride rad enough to “impress strangers at a red light.” He says, [...]

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]]> By: Jon Kepler http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-5343 Jon Kepler Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:38:36 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-5343 I find it interesting that so many people feel pressure to keep up with the Joneses, and make up for that inadequate feeling by spending. Isn't the real, true goal to not have more stuff than everyone else, but more MONEY than everyone else? If you tie your self worth to your brokerage account instead of your possessions, a large weight gets lifted off your shoulders pretty fast. After a little while, you can go out for the day and quietly point out to yourself that you're richer than this person, and that person, and that other person over there. I'm equally perplexed by people who buy new cars thinking it will impress others. Cars that actually impress cost a minimum of $80,000 (some would say higher); how on earth is a brand new $40,000 or $50,000 car going to make anyone spin their head around and look? Maybe I just don't get it. I find it interesting that so many people feel pressure to keep up with the Joneses, and make up for that inadequate feeling by spending. Isn’t the real, true goal to not have more stuff than everyone else, but more MONEY than everyone else? If you tie your self worth to your brokerage account instead of your possessions, a large weight gets lifted off your shoulders pretty fast. After a little while, you can go out for the day and quietly point out to yourself that you’re richer than this person, and that person, and that other person over there.

I’m equally perplexed by people who buy new cars thinking it will impress others. Cars that actually impress cost a minimum of $80,000 (some would say higher); how on earth is a brand new $40,000 or $50,000 car going to make anyone spin their head around and look? Maybe I just don’t get it.

]]> By: The Carnival of Everything Finance is Up | Frugal Dad http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-568 The Carnival of Everything Finance is Up | Frugal Dad Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:25:08 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-568 [...] Dad’s  article Resisting Financial Peer Pressure was fortunate enough to make the [...] [...] Dad’s  article Resisting Financial Peer Pressure was fortunate enough to make the [...]

]]> By: Everything Finance http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-561 Everything Finance Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:53:49 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-561 <strong>Carnival of Everything Finance: #14...</strong> Welcome to the March 6, 2008 edition of Carnival of Everything Finance.We had over 110 really good articles submitted for this edition. Unfortunately I could not inc ...... Carnival of Everything Finance: #14…

Welcome to the March 6, 2008 edition of Carnival of Everything Finance.We had over 110 really good articles submitted for this edition. Unfortunately I could not inc ……

]]> By: Be a Blogger: Set Your Post Frequency | Frugal Dad http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-552 Be a Blogger: Set Your Post Frequency | Frugal Dad Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:52:09 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-552 [...] personal experiences (see How to Build a Square Foot Garden) to very broad, high-level posts (see Resisting Financial Peer Pressure).  Both take time to write and edit, but the latter, high-level category tends to require much [...] [...] personal experiences (see How to Build a Square Foot Garden) to very broad, high-level posts (see Resisting Financial Peer Pressure).  Both take time to write and edit, but the latter, high-level category tends to require much [...]

]]> By: Shan-Oh http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-426 Shan-Oh Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:03:34 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-426 Dining out is our 'new car' We have many friends who are very into going to fancy restaurants for the good food and the good wine. We like these things too, and are really tempted, constantly. But since we started budgeting we've agreed to only eat out once a month (so we can say yes to our friends some of the time), invited friends over for gourmet home cooked meals, and finally, we order on a scaled down basis (only one glass of wine, no appetizers or desserts). So far this has been successful for our wallets and our self esteem. I wonder if there are other areas of our life that we are peer pressured into? Gonna talk this over with the hubby :) Also, CONGRATULATIONS on reaching 100 subscribers. And my #1, all time favorite posting of yours was the one on Abe Lincoln. I printed it out and saved it for inspiration. That post alone has kept me coming back and looking for more :) Thanks for writing! Dining out is our ‘new car’ We have many friends who are very into going to fancy restaurants for the good food and the good wine. We like these things too, and are really tempted, constantly.

But since we started budgeting we’ve agreed to only eat out once a month (so we can say yes to our friends some of the time), invited friends over for gourmet home cooked meals, and finally, we order on a scaled down basis (only one glass of wine, no appetizers or desserts). So far this has been successful for our wallets and our self esteem.

I wonder if there are other areas of our life that we are peer pressured into? Gonna talk this over with the hubby :)

Also, CONGRATULATIONS on reaching 100 subscribers. And my #1, all time favorite posting of yours was the one on Abe Lincoln. I printed it out and saved it for inspiration. That post alone has kept me coming back and looking for more :) Thanks for writing!

]]> By: The Frugal Single Mom http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-425 The Frugal Single Mom Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:21:38 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-425 I find this post missing just one thing ;-) It's not really keeping up with the Joneses anymore - now it's Keeping up with the Hiltons and the Rockefellers - which as most of us (sane) frugal people realize - isn't a real common sense approach to life. Why in the heck would we want all that debt and that big of a footprint on society - I certainly wouldn't want my child growing up thinking that 15 credit cards and stealing from Peter to pay Paul to impress people or have more things is the way to happiness. Why do you think people want so MUCH stuff? I find this post missing just one thing ;-) It’s not really keeping up with the Joneses anymore – now it’s Keeping up with the Hiltons and the Rockefellers – which as most of us (sane) frugal people realize – isn’t a real common sense approach to life. Why in the heck would we want all that debt and that big of a footprint on society – I certainly wouldn’t want my child growing up thinking that 15 credit cards and stealing from Peter to pay Paul to impress people or have more things is the way to happiness. Why do you think people want so MUCH stuff?

]]> By: LJ http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-424 LJ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:40:44 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-424 The claustrophobic in my house thing really hit me. Everyone I know has a huge house, like 3000 square feet and up huge. We live in a nice, 2300 square foot home that we love, but whenever we visit friends or relatives, I begin to feel like my home is a cracker jack box. It can be hard to fight those feelings-everyone else has a huge house and even bigger mortgage, why don't we? But, I soon get back to my senses and realize that we can afford what we have and what we have is pretty darn great. Great Post! Take Care LJ The claustrophobic in my house thing really hit me.
Everyone I know has a huge house, like 3000 square feet and up huge.
We live in a nice, 2300 square foot home that we love, but whenever we visit friends or relatives, I begin to feel like my home is a cracker jack box. It can be hard to fight those feelings-everyone else has a huge house and even bigger mortgage, why don’t we?
But, I soon get back to my senses and realize that we can afford what we have and what we have is pretty darn great.

Great Post!

Take Care

LJ

]]> By: Randall at CreditWithdrawal http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-423 Randall at CreditWithdrawal Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:41:44 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/2008/02/22/resisting-financial-peer-pressure/#comment-423 It's amazing sometimes how big those 'cracks' are that money falls through on occasion. I could drive a Mack truck through some of the ones I've found in MY finances in the past. It’s amazing sometimes how big those ‘cracks’ are that money falls through on occasion. I could drive a Mack truck through some of the ones I’ve found in MY finances in the past.

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