Comments on: 19 Ways Laziness is Costing You Money

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:04:45 +0000

I liked your list so much I decided to link it to my blog to help my readers. Thanks again!

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:53:21 +0000

Aaron: The explanation of worthless stock from fool.com will give you what you need. (link). Hope this helps.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:27:15 +0000

Hey David,

What did you mean about #14 Selling Worthless Stock. Does that mean your advice is to sell or not to sell? Plus how would you define “worthless”?

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:03:37 +0000

WOW…this is so true! It is sad to say that I have fallen under many of those categories at some point. Thanks for sharing!

By: Monevator

Monevator — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:50:54 +0000

I love tip 13. You never know when being appreciative of someone will come back to you in the future, plus good manners makes the world a better place.

On that note, thanks for reminding me I need to sort out my business expenses!

By: Neal Frankle

Neal Frankle — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:31:45 +0000

Nice work David.

My best tip is that I make a list every day and just check items off as I complete them. If I think about all the stuff that needs attention, I get stuck.

Focus on one day at a time. One task at a time. This helps.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:39:33 +0000

I’m definitely better about all these things, but it took me years to get there! Using Microsoft money to track and review expenses and a good filing system helps to stay organized.

Nice list, it’s a good inspiration to think about the little things that add up over time!

By: Penelope @ Pecuniarities

Penelope @ Pecuniarities — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:04:59 +0000

Nice list.

#2 – There are circumstances in which the free food at Denny’s or Quizno’s won’t help you save. If you have to drive out of the way just to collect your free food, it might not be worth the gas. If you dine in, you have to tip. And if you go into Quizno’s for a free sub, you might end up buying a soup or soda (which is the grossest waste of money).

These companies are offering free things hoping to tempt their customers into their shops/restaurants and spending more. If you’re just going in and getting the one free sub, then that’s cool.

#3 – Listing all your old stuff on eBay may or may not pay off. You have to make sure the stuff is worth listing and has a good chance of selling. Those eBay listing fees, final value fees and PayPal fees really add up fast. Just because something sells doesn’t mean you make money.

#15 – That’s the big one for me and my sister. We have so many ideas in our heads for making money that we have a hard time just concentrating on getting one thing done at a time. Gotta work on that.

By: Wojciech Kulicki

Wojciech Kulicki — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:39:07 +0000

Regarding #15, I heard a very cool quote the other day that really hit home. It went something like this: ” Shorten the time between idea and action.”

By: Calvin

Calvin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:18:13 +0000

Yawn…. just woke up and I see this post. Maybe it’s time to get off my **CENSORED** and start doing something about my next big idea!