tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post8380960020343063139..comments2024-03-14T02:52:30.104-07:00Comments on The Simply Luxurious Life®: Why Not . . . Get and Stay Out of Debt?The Simply Luxurious Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-48114407193314490332012-07-25T06:21:28.332-07:002012-07-25T06:21:28.332-07:00The piece of advice that I struggle with the most ...The piece of advice that I struggle with the most is number 9. I'm in grad school on loans. I realized that I was burning a hole through my funds by eating lunch out everyday and getting Starbucks every morning with my friends. As a result I bought a coffee cup with a lid and started stuffing my backpack with tea. I cut out my Starbucks costs by just asking the barista for hot water for my tea rather than getting coffee. Hot water, of course, is free. And I always had my cup on me because it fit conveniently into the exterior pocket of my backpack.<br /><br />Another area that I have buttoned down is going out to eat. I'm on a strict budget and healthy diet. I eat only what I prepare at home. It's affordable, healthy, and tasty. However, I don't want to avoid by friends when they ask me out to dinner, which is about once a week. I simply get the soup or a salad. But then they look at me strangely when I don't drink alcohol. And alcohol is one of the major killers of my budget. I simply don't want to imbibe something that doesn't benefit my body or my wallet, but I often feel like a freak when I don't drink. They make such a big deal out of it, like it's a shock.<br /><br />After this post and another dinner just like I described above I will continue with my "no budget for alcohol" habit and stick with more affordable and tasty drinks like water with lemon/lime and ginger ale. At the end of the day, it's my money, my body, and the debt that I'll owe Uncle Sam when I graduate.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201110351594406173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-37513772588911601352012-07-25T02:50:30.303-07:002012-07-25T02:50:30.303-07:00Great post Shannon. I feel the need to send this l...Great post Shannon. I feel the need to send this link in an email to a few people i know.<br /><br />I'm lucky to have learnt money management from the age of 7 where my dad made it compulsory to budget my pocket money and the habit has certainly paid off<br /><br />It is my hope that i never get into debt in the future. This might mean not buying a property :(<br /><br />xo StephanieStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205596295886059979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-51140984152736210762012-07-25T02:28:43.397-07:002012-07-25T02:28:43.397-07:00I adore your money posts, I have read them all one...I adore your money posts, I have read them all one evening as I was reading Sheconomics. <br /><br />My parents didn't teach me well how to handle money and now, although I work for a great company and have a good carrier still I somehow got in debt, and to make it even worse I don't event buy expensive stuff. :(<br /><br />I hope I can finally learn how to manage it well. I won't give up :)<br /><br />La KatTheMumPreneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301880713628709632noreply@blogger.com