Conversations about money

[dancerjodi]

This post http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/02/23/outside-looking-in-how-others-view-our-spending/ gets into discussions with friends about money and the 'you can't have it all' idea.

We have now paid for our Italy trip in full. How do you traveler's decide what to bring for spending/meals/entertainment? Some of our meals and tickets are included in the package, though not all of them are.

Comments

[dancer.livejournal.com]

" I admit to being judgemental and worried about some (close)friends who
seem to continually make poor financial decisions."

I struggle with this myself. I know they are adults and have to make their own mistakes and fix their own problems, but at the same time I worry about how they are going to weather this storm (and how it will set them up for life down the line).


"It really annoys me when people who make poor financial decisions express their envy and jealousy of you, thinking that you're so lucky that you're out of debt...when really you've done the same things they have, but now are making better choices and decisions and maybe even sacrificing a little bit to get there. It's not luck at all."

I can definitely sympathize with this too. I know from experience that when you are in the thick of it, its easier to blame everyone else for your own problems or think they have it easy with their own good fortune. Money is just a thing, but its so powerful in our lives. Its been an interesting process to see things from both sides of the fence, which was why I liked this article so much.