Comments on: Our Thinking of Money Matters is Way Too Complicated

By: Witty Artist

Witty Artist — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:38:49 +0000

Nice and simple way of seeing things. You’re right: we’re too busy and focused on the problem (how to make more money, how to save more etc) instead of focus on the actual solution and just take action.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:04:57 +0000

This kind of reminds me of a SNL skit:

http://consumerist.com/consumer/clips/snl-skit-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford-252491.php

By: ioana

ioana — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:28:12 +0000

As a financial neophyte, I have to say…

DUH.

By: marci

marci — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:57:51 +0000

I’ll have to partially disagree with you on semantics…You stated: “I let all these minor issues cloud the main focus, which is really to just make more money than I spend.”

Like Joe above, I prefer to think of it as “Spend less than I make”….

I think looking at it this way puts the focus on spending less, instead of on needing to make more money And I’m all about not spending, and not on making more money…

Good post. And yes, it IS just that simple.

By: Calvin

Calvin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:19:29 +0000

magnesium and Invest Money Lab: Hopefully the three of us will be rich. If that happens we can thank MoneyNing later.

By: Joe @ Simple Debt-Free Finance

Joe @ Simple Debt-Free Finance — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:17:07 +0000

Great Post David.

I believe this is an important corollary to another oft forgotten tenet of Personal Finance: Spend less than we make.

By: Invest Money Lab

Invest Money Lab — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:36:16 +0000

Hi Calvin, I totally agree with you. There are 2 ways to accummulate wealth, control spending or make more money. I prefer the later

By: magnesium

magnesium — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:09:01 +0000

Calvin, I am going to do the same

By: Calvin

Calvin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:19:24 +0000

Hmm… Thanks for the article. I need to think about whether I spend too much time thinking and complicating my finances too.