Comments on: The Path to Bad Decisions http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: Make Friends, Earn Money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 Make Friends, Earn Money Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:43:58 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4419 what an excellent guest post, sorry I'm only just reading this now! I think that this blog post is best summed up by the title of this blog "Gather Little By Little." I have no issue or problem with people who are overnight successes but i think that you learn important principles through hardwork, which then enable you to grow your personal character. I think that a lot of the reason that the many of the celebrities end up in the difficulties that they do is that some (but not all) have not had time to develop their personal character. what an excellent guest post, sorry I’m only just reading this now! I think that this blog post is best summed up by the title of this blog “Gather Little By Little.” I have no issue or problem with people who are overnight successes but i think that you learn important principles through hardwork, which then enable you to grow your personal character. I think that a lot of the reason that the many of the celebrities end up in the difficulties that they do is that some (but not all) have not had time to develop their personal character.

]]> By: Adfecto http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4418 Adfecto Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:32:18 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4418 Those schemes have gotten me too. My worst loss came from sinking cash into Multi-Level Marketing. We live and learn. Greed is the double edge sword that motivates us to improve our lot but also leads us to try to lie, cheat, and steal. I separate these two ideas by saying one is greed and the other as aspiration. I aspire to be wealthy but I am not going to be greedy. It is a fine line but a valid one IMHO. Thanks for contributing this post. Those schemes have gotten me too. My worst loss came from sinking cash into Multi-Level Marketing. We live and learn. Greed is the double edge sword that motivates us to improve our lot but also leads us to try to lie, cheat, and steal. I separate these two ideas by saying one is greed and the other as aspiration. I aspire to be wealthy but I am not going to be greedy. It is a fine line but a valid one IMHO. Thanks for contributing this post.

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]]> By: Shuchong http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 Shuchong Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:14:07 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4415 Excellent article! I've been reading a lot of personal finance blogs lately, and you address one of the things that's started to bother me-- not necessarily about the blogs, but about my motivations for reading them. Focusing on frugality and money isn't bad, per say, but it's just so easy to tip into a mentality where good stewardship becomes money grubbing. Excellent article! I’ve been reading a lot of personal finance blogs lately, and you address one of the things that’s started to bother me– not necessarily about the blogs, but about my motivations for reading them. Focusing on frugality and money isn’t bad, per say, but it’s just so easy to tip into a mentality where good stewardship becomes money grubbing.

]]> By: peter http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4414 peter Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:49:41 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4414 Thanks for the article, i posted a link and a quote from the post on my own blog today. thanks! Thanks for the article, i posted a link and a quote from the post on my own blog today. thanks!

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]]> By: Sean http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4412 Sean Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:34:24 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4412 This article really hits home with me. It is the greed that motivates most of these situations. Having worked around blue collar people my entire life, most do not have a lazy bone in their body. They get sold on the dream that maybe they can stop working 90 hours a week just to get by. Some have even fallen for the 10 page sales letter that goes as far to state "This is the answer to your prayers." I think the most important thing to do when we hear of these situations is to encourage them. Don't label them, judge them, or rebuff them. Let them know that we (even Christians) are human, and we make mistakes. Sometimes it is a hard lesson (I know one man who lost $22,000 on a "hot stock" tip-his savings of 8 years through his jobs retirement plan), but they are lessons that usually will not be forgotten. This article really hits home with me. It is the greed that motivates most of these situations. Having worked around blue collar people my entire life, most do not have a lazy bone in their body.

They get sold on the dream that maybe they can stop working 90 hours a week just to get by. Some have even fallen for the 10 page sales letter that goes as far to state “This is the answer to your prayers.”

I think the most important thing to do when we hear of these situations is to encourage them. Don’t label them, judge them, or rebuff them. Let them know that we (even Christians) are human, and we make mistakes. Sometimes it is a hard lesson (I know one man who lost $22,000 on a “hot stock” tip-his savings of 8 years through his jobs retirement plan), but they are lessons that usually will not be forgotten.

]]> By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4411 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:38:59 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4411 I'll go along with greed, but I think it really all boils down to laziness. Most people know there is a "work component" to making money but they sense an opportunity to bypass all the work by using one of these get rich quick schemes. Greed IS a motivator though. People want to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous. But the other motivator is laziness. They want to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous and it not be to difficult. I guess the third component would be impatience. The want to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous, without doing any work, and they want it NOW! I’ll go along with greed, but I think it really all boils down to laziness. Most people know there is a “work component” to making money but they sense an opportunity to bypass all the work by using one of these get rich quick schemes.

Greed IS a motivator though. People want to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous. But the other motivator is laziness. They want to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous and it not be to difficult.

I guess the third component would be impatience. The want to live the lifestyles of the rich and famous, without doing any work, and they want it NOW!

]]> By: Kim http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/the-path-to-bad-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-4410 Kim Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:12:10 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2008/02/16/the-path-to-bad-decisions/#comment-4410 This is so TRUE! I think it all goes back to the way people are raised and the ideals that the parents give thier children. American's (yes and I'm sorry) always want MORE. They aways want Bigger Houses, more and bigger cars, more clothes ,etc etc etc. Sometime it is very scary. People will do anything to have more. There is no more keeping up with the Joneses now it's keeping up with the Hiltons! Great Blog thanks for the read this morning This is so TRUE! I think it all goes back to the way people are raised and the ideals that the parents give thier children. American’s (yes and I’m sorry) always want MORE. They aways want Bigger Houses, more and bigger cars, more clothes ,etc etc etc. Sometime it is very scary. People will do anything to have more. There is no more keeping up with the Joneses now it’s keeping up with the Hiltons!

Great Blog thanks for the read this morning

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