DISQUS

Consumerism Commentary: Jonathan Clements Exits: The Essence of Money

  • Jesse · 1 year ago
    From a comment I left on another blog that sort of speaks to #2:

    "I actually would love to win the lottery and not so I could have “nothing to do” but focus on all of the things I would like to improve if I had the time and money. I would love to improve myself (I would spend hours in the gym every day if I had the time), work more on my blog, run a fitness blog, restore an old Z, oh man, the list is endless. I saw a show the other day on people that had won the lottery and self destructed…interestingly a lot of them seemed the type that might self destruct anyway."

    That applies to money in general, thats why I work and save...hopefully I can do those things in retirement.
  • Ramit Sethi · 1 year ago
    Jesse, why not start doing that stuff today? You may not be able to spend "hours" at the gym, but what about an hour/day?
  • Flexo · 1 year ago
    Ramit has a good point, one that I need to take to heart, as well. If I could just get motivate myself to start with 20 pushups and 20 crunches a day, I could put myself on the path to better health.
  • AJC · 1 year ago
    ... I always wonder what 'qualifies' somebody to write about a subject? Presumably, it's because they have already done it, or are simply writing about their journey.

    Having said that, J Clements seems on the ball with ideas #2, and #3. Idea #1 ["If you have money, you don’t have to worry about it"] is rubbish.

    BTW: instead of writing a 'to do list' for retirement, focus on your 'must achieve for your life' list - might be only one or two things ... aim your financial strategy at that [how much? In how many years?] ... it made ALL the difference to me!

    Thanks for posting on this ... AJC.