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Dave Says Say No to Mom
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| May 22, 2013
| Dave Ramsey
Posted on 05/22/2013 12:02:02 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Hoosier Catholic Momma; CottonBall; TenthAmendmentChampion; Chickensoup; JDoutrider; ...
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posted on
06/05/2013 9:13:28 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
To: ottbmare
“Some folks have clearly organized their lives and careers very intelligently.”
You too can be in those wonderful situations. I don’t know your current specifics, but no matter what they are you can get to those very same situations!
“It CAN be done!” -President Ronaldus Magnus
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posted on
06/05/2013 9:23:46 AM PDT
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CSM
(Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
To: mountn man
Or Dallas/FW. It can take an eternity to get through there.
To: TheRhinelander
Commuting in Houston is about the same a getting nail in your foot twice a day. Painful, not enjoyable and just plain stupid. The job might as well be in Atlanta if his commute would try to take him across Houston.
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posted on
06/05/2013 10:50:01 AM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: CSM
You’re very kind. I’m getting fairly old now, and have had many dreams shot down, despite the investment of enormous amounts of effort. At this point I’ve concluded that the Lord just did not intend me to be prosperous, and I’ll be grateful if He allows me to have the last dream: to live on a few acres in the country, have some kind of modest job for my old age, keep serious illness at bay, and avoid hunger. That sounds miserable but it’s not. I am a happy person by nature, and I could be happy with some chickens, a dog or two, and garden. If it’s God’s will to shoot down my efforts to put together a career in my late middle age, then all I can do is praise and thank Him.
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posted on
06/05/2013 11:37:43 AM PDT
by
ottbmare
(The OTTB Mare--now a Marine Mom)
To: Kaslin
My husband and I are debt-free except for our mortgage, and we make $65,000 a year. At this point, we have only $17,000 left to pay on the house. We havent fully gotten into all the retirement planning you say should come before paying off your home. But with so little left on the house, should we attack this last bit of debt and pay it off as soon as possible? We can have it done in five or six months.
I'm impressed they could pay off their mortgage. Goes to show - it's not how much someone makes, but how they budget their money and their priorities.
To: ottbmare
Please don't read these to make yourself feel bad. But to learn how to do what these people are doing. Sometimes it's luck also (as with a job offer) or who you know.
To: ottbmare
Youre very kind. Im getting fairly old now, and have had many dreams shot down, despite the investment of enormous amounts of effort. At this point Ive concluded that the Lord just did not intend me to be prosperous, and Ill be grateful if He allows me to have the last dream: to live on a few acres in the country, have some kind of modest job for my old age, keep serious illness at bay, and avoid hunger. That sounds miserable but its not. I am a happy person by nature, and I could be happy with some chickens, a dog or two, and garden. If its Gods will to shoot down my efforts to put together a career in my late middle age, then all I can do is praise and thank Him.
That is so sweet, humble, and inspiring. God would rather we be humble and ready to serve - than wealthy. And I find in my life that I am more humble when I have less. Otherwise I start to think that 'I' did it all myself. I think he knows what we each need.
Like you, a country home with chickens is my dream. A simple life tending the garden and the critters is all I need. Unfortunately, I have to get out of the city first - and hopefully, out of California! I'd like to get back to the US eventually. We're on the 5 year retirement plan, but it is seeming like an eternity at this point. Good luck to you - and hope you are blessed with this simple life as well!
To: yorkiemom
I messed up the html....obviously!
To: Kaslin
Take the job, commute for several months. If you like the job, move closer to work.
I know folks who've been commuting across Houston for years :(
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posted on
06/05/2013 12:35:01 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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