Comments on: Suburban Genie: My Three Financial Do-Overs http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/ Where finance and reality meet Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:08:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SimplyForties http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/comment-page-1/#comment-580 SimplyForties Sun, 31 May 2009 20:25:27 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/#comment-580 Great article! My biggest financial mistake was not getting my financial house in order sooner! I may be paying for that mistake forever! Great article! My biggest financial mistake was not getting my financial house in order sooner! I may be paying for that mistake forever!

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]]> By: Matt @ My Financial Recovery http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Matt @ My Financial Recovery Fri, 29 May 2009 13:20:26 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/#comment-567 All I can say is OUCH for number 1! I can relate as my first car was worth all of half of what I paid as well!! Since then I have had 2 other used cars both having payments. My current car should be paid off in August and I am really looking forward to it. I was pressured a bit into getting it but my ex-girlfriend lent me the money at 5% interest so it could be worse. Thanks for sharing! All I can say is OUCH for number 1! I can relate as my first car was worth all of half of what I paid as well!!

Since then I have had 2 other used cars both having payments. My current car should be paid off in August and I am really looking forward to it. I was pressured a bit into getting it but my ex-girlfriend lent me the money at 5% interest so it could be worse.

Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: PennySeeds http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/comment-page-1/#comment-565 PennySeeds Fri, 29 May 2009 11:33:05 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/#comment-565 Buying a new car is one of my regrets too actually. I had the money to buy it outright, and was afraid of purchasing used since I didn't know much about fixing vehicles. Still it pains me to know that just driving it off the lot slashes the value intolerably.. I will probably purchase my next car used as long as it's in very good shape. Buying a new car is one of my regrets too actually. I had the money to buy it outright, and was afraid of purchasing used since I didn’t know much about fixing vehicles. Still it pains me to know that just driving it off the lot slashes the value intolerably..

I will probably purchase my next car used as long as it’s in very good shape.

]]> By: Donnie http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Donnie Wed, 27 May 2009 19:14:55 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/05/27/suburban-genie-my-three-financial-do-overs/#comment-552 Good idea. 1. I would have said "No" to my wife about spending $10k on our wedding. $100 would have suited me just fine, rather than having $8k on credit cards. 2. I wouldn't have bought a Tempur-pedic for $3k. A $200 store brand would have been fine. 3. Although I loved and got a lot out of my first two years of college, it was extremely expensive for math, social studies, and chemistry courses. I probably would have went to a community college for the first two years, or maybe even taken CC courses in the summer between HS and college and Freshman and Sophomore years to cut my tuition from $200/hour to $60/hour on those Gen Ed courses. Good idea.

1. I would have said “No” to my wife about spending $10k on our wedding. $100 would have suited me just fine, rather than having $8k on credit cards.

2. I wouldn’t have bought a Tempur-pedic for $3k. A $200 store brand would have been fine.

3. Although I loved and got a lot out of my first two years of college, it was extremely expensive for math, social studies, and chemistry courses. I probably would have went to a community college for the first two years, or maybe even taken CC courses in the summer between HS and college and Freshman and Sophomore years to cut my tuition from $200/hour to $60/hour on those Gen Ed courses.

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