Comments on: Guilt from success?

By: Are the well-to-do feeling some guilt?

Are the well-to-do feeling some guilt? — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:07:44 +0000

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By: Are the well-to-do feeling some guilt?

Are the well-to-do feeling some guilt? — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:03:32 +0000

[...] bought a home they can afford, drive older cars and live on one salary even though they have two. She said, “So we made a few wise decisions. But then why do we feel guilt over our [...]

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By: LAL

LAL — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:46:11 +0000

As long as you are moving forward it’s better than nothing.

By: fitwallet

fitwallet — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:44:05 +0000

This was really interesting and inspiring. Thanks for the article and all the comments.

Even though we only have a little in savings and are financially FAR behind many of the folks I read about in the blogosphere (and my brother and his wife, for that matter), I feel fortunate that we’re able to live as well as we do. Many of our friends are not so lucky, or so prepared. If we keep it up, this time next year we’ll be putting away 25% of our net income into savings every month.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:45:16 +0000

I feel guilty sometimes, when people comment that they know I can’t afford to do certain things because they know I am trying to save every penny I can. the fact is, if I spent they way they do I could afford to go out more. Instead, I am building my emergency fund and saving up money for school. I feel guilt when someone says they know I can’t afford something when I know that friend has no savings and I have thousands.

I also feel guilty sometimes because my grandparents left me money, so if I wanted to I could start grad school and not work. I don’t want to blow that money though, so I plan to work part-time the whole time.

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By: LAL

LAL — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:47:45 +0000

Maybe, but I think at 29, I’m really far from retirement. There is no way for me to retire at 40 unless things drastically change.

I don’t even have kids yet!

By: Andy @ Retire at 40

Andy @ Retire at 40 — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:02:00 +0000

I do talk about my plans to other people, most especially my close friends. I suppose I’m different to a lot of you guys in that I’m just starting my journey rather than already being almost there. Besides, one of the reasons I’m telling others about my plans is so that they too can plan in the same way and therefore it will help them out for the future too.

Fingers crossed.

By: LivingAlmostLarge

LivingAlmostLarge — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:30:57 +0000

I am not surprised that most people don’t say much about their financial security or success. It’s hard to explain.

I am going to write a post about guests and their nosy questions later when I have time.