Comments on: 5 Personal Finance Lessons From The Pursuit of Happyness http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Your page is now on StumbleUpon!http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2761 Your page is now on StumbleUpon! Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:44:21 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2761 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Your page is on StumbleUpon [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Your page is on StumbleUpon [...]

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]]> By: Realitybyteshttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2757 Realitybytes Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:41:54 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2757 Frogdancer... It just seems that at the margins, you have to slit throats until you get to the point where you can have a roof over head. Until then, there is no charity. There is no community. Why is it all "grab that cash with both hands", until you have a roof over your head. Something about that either terrifies me or disgusts me. Not sure which. Frogdancer…
It just seems that at the margins, you have to slit throats until you get to the point where you can have a roof over head. Until then, there is no charity. There is no community. Why is it all “grab that cash with both hands”, until you have a roof over your head. Something about that either terrifies me or disgusts me. Not sure which.

]]> By: Frogdancerhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2756 Frogdancer Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:02:46 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2756 He was living my own personal nightmare.... When I first left my husband I had 4 kids under 5. We were never homeless... I was able to buy my ex out of the house and I hung onto it through hell and high water. Still, we had very lean times where I'd wonder if we could make it. Now, the kids look at me and say, "Mum, remember when we were poor?" Those stressful days are now part of our family story. I don't agree with the people who criticise the movie, saying that it glorifies money over charity and other warm snuggly feelings. My perspective is that there is no higher priority than to financially care for your family. If you can't feed, clothe and house your own children, how can you ever hope to help others? Charity begins at home. (Just don't wait till you accumulate a billion dollars before you begin helping others. Moderation in all things!!!) He was living my own personal nightmare….

When I first left my husband I had 4 kids under 5. We were never homeless… I was able to buy my ex out of the house and I hung onto it through hell and high water. Still, we had very lean times where I’d wonder if we could make it.

Now, the kids look at me and say, “Mum, remember when we were poor?” Those stressful days are now part of our family story. I don’t agree with the people who criticise the movie, saying that it glorifies money over charity and other warm snuggly feelings. My perspective is that there is no higher priority than to financially care for your family. If you can’t feed, clothe and house your own children, how can you ever hope to help others? Charity begins at home. (Just don’t wait till you accumulate a billion dollars before you begin helping others. Moderation in all things!!!)

]]> By: glblguyhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2755 glblguy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:06:26 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2755 @Realitybytes - I agree on your comment about money focus, but Mrs. Micah makes a good point. Regarding Charity, I disagree, the movie showed a number of support/charity groups helping him out. @Realitybytes – I agree on your comment about money focus, but Mrs. Micah makes a good point. Regarding Charity, I disagree, the movie showed a number of support/charity groups helping him out.

]]> By: Realitybyteshttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2754 Realitybytes Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:19:58 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2754 My mother disliked it. It seemed to suggest that money was the be all of existence. Ideas like community and charity aren't really present in it. My mother disliked it. It seemed to suggest that money was the be all of existence. Ideas like community and charity aren’t really present in it.

]]> By: glblguyhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2753 glblguy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:50:41 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2753 @Pinyo - You should watch it,really good. @Laura - I saw the book over on Amazon and added it to my reading list. @ChristianPF - I agree, wouldn't want to be a broker either. @Mrs. Micah - Interesting point. I guess I was thinking it met less stress/worry, which would probably equate to happiness. @Ryan - I completely agree. It's one of those movies where it's painful to watch, but when it's over your glad you did. I think everyone NEEDS to watch it though. @Pinyo – You should watch it,really good.

@Laura – I saw the book over on Amazon and added it to my reading list.

@ChristianPF – I agree, wouldn’t want to be a broker either.

@Mrs. Micah – Interesting point. I guess I was thinking it met less stress/worry, which would probably equate to happiness.

@Ryan – I completely agree. It’s one of those movies where it’s painful to watch, but when it’s over your glad you did. I think everyone NEEDS to watch it though.

]]> By: Ryan Healyhttp://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2752 Ryan Healy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:56:31 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/10/25/5-personal-finance-lessons-from-the-pursuit-of-happyness/#comment-2752 I liked this movie, but it also had me tied up in knots on the inside. It's stressful (for me) to see the natural out-workings of money problems. I had a similar experience reading the case studies in Debt-Free Living. The real-life stories stressed me out. Of course, they had happy endings, but as I read, I experienced the pain of the situation the people were in... almost as if I were there myself. I liked this movie, but it also had me tied up in knots on the inside. It’s stressful (for me) to see the natural out-workings of money problems.

I had a similar experience reading the case studies in Debt-Free Living. The real-life stories stressed me out. Of course, they had happy endings, but as I read, I experienced the pain of the situation the people were in… almost as if I were there myself.

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