Comments on: Spend Your Money on Doing Things Rather Than Owning Things

By: zyva

zyva — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:31:25 +0000

doing the right thing is importance :)

By: MeMyselfAndI

MeMyselfAndI — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:02:17 +0000

I’d make sure my family was outside, and watch it all burn if I couldn’t go back in to get anything else out.
Otherwise, I’d have to say the first 2 things I’d get away from the house would be our cars (they sit in our 2 car garage all the time). Then I’d go for something like the photo albums and/or pictures.
Our important paperwork sits inside a safe, in our basement. And the safe is rated to withstand fire temperatures for 4 hours. I wouldn’t want it on our first or second story, because I think if the floors burned and the safe dropped, it may open up wide.

By: Money Skoop

Money Skoop — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:01:24 +0000

Spend Your Money on Doing Things Rather Than Owning Things…

When dealing with personal finance, it is important to remind yourself from time to time that our most valuable assets are things that cannot be bought….

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:18:25 +0000

It has taken me years to get rid of 50% of my physical junk. And I find I don’t miss it one bit. The manufacturing guys over at Evolving Excellence also commented on home clutter this weekend.

http://www.evolvingexcellence.com/blog/2007/06/less-storage-sp.html

Ken

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By: Steven Burda, MBA

Steven Burda, MBA — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:27:07 +0000

Make money to enjoy spending them! But make more than you spend - that's Rule #1.

- Steven Burda -

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:13:42 +0000

Experiences do give you memories but things do as well. I am not putting greater value on material possessions but when I look at my books, the stereo I have owned since high school and other things memories flood my mind. I can look at my bookshelf and remember what I was doing in my life while reading a certain book. Sentimental value is a big part of owning things. Going on trips also build memories. Great post.

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