Comments on: 12 Things Said By People Who Suck With Money

By: Guy G.

Guy G. — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:29:52 +0000

Hey,
I laughed at the comment where the husband said his investments were doing better than the interest on the card. This guy needs some serious tips on budgeting.

If he was seriously earning that much on his investments, wouldn't he like to pay off the cards so he could fuel his investments with that much more money?

food for though.

By: experts on credit

experts on credit — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:40:56 +0000

I’ve been guilty of number 8 plenty of times. I even doubled my income over the last two years and kept saying the same thing — which is when I put myself in check. Hindsight is 20/20, even at half my current salary, I could have been saving the entire time.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:54:41 +0000

But Honey, I SAVED $200… No… You SPENT $300/$400/etc. (If you really SAVED $200 – where is it? In the bank? I don’t think so)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:41:27 +0000

The one I hear the most is “I don’t make enough money to budget”

By: Living Almost Large

Living Almost Large — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:07:03 +0000

-I deserve it.

-We can afford the monthly payment.

-Who can afford to live without CC.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 29 May 2007 21:44:54 +0000

Wow. It’s scary how many of these sound like me before I finally got my head out of the sand and took charge of my spending back in January. The one about making $x at work is perfect me — I did that for years. Then I got a job making what I always thought would be what I needed to get by (nothing huge, I assure you, but still…) and was still having problems. Thank goodness I finally decided to get responsible with my money.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:57:40 +0000

I can’t help myself! I thought of another one: “I could have shopped around or waited until it was on sale, but I get value from the time I’ve had it that I got to use it.” (Yeah, wearing that shirt an extra week IS like money in your pocket…)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:19:03 +0000

It’s only money! You only live once! I’m worth it! There’s a great site out there for people who think like this. It is my411financial.com It deals with foreclosure, bankruptcy, bad credit and lots more for hard headed people who won’t wake up until it’s too late. I found out about it from my neighbor right before she lost her house. Oh well, good luck with that!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:03:14 +0000

"It's stupid to have the equity just sitting there in your house being wasted when you could be using it"

"but why would you live with your old junk if you could just charge it and get new stuff?"

"We'll pay it off when our parents die. We have a huge inheritance coming our way" (or "we'll pay for retirement with our inheritance")

"I lived like a student for years so I really have this coming to me"

Your post cracked me up. It's truly genius! And I agree, it feels good to vent!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:50:51 +0000

From my husband’s co-worker:

“We’ve got about $20,000 in credit card debt, but it’s okay – it’s spread out among 4 or 5 cards.”

Yes, that definitely makes your situation better.