Comments on: Identify bad money habits http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/12/27/identify-bad-money-habits/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:22:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jenni http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/12/27/identify-bad-money-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-25287 Jenni Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:41:43 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=746#comment-25287 I ditto the previous comment. They use psychologist in advertising, to be able to word it, the right pictures, etc, so we are conditioned to think in a certain, feel a certain way, and so on. Some seem more prone to get caught up in all that from watching tv, or all the other ads we all run into throughout the day. They even rate the students at those schools to be good salespersons. Competitions in who can sell the most products, and how to do it. How to work people. I am amazed by it all. There was a article on another site where it spoke to what waiters do to get higher tips. And how we fall for those ways used on us. Reading such things is eye opening. It would be great to know more. You know? To be better prepared, to make better decisions in life. I ditto the previous comment. They use psychologist in advertising, to be able to word it, the right pictures, etc, so we are conditioned to think in a certain, feel a certain way, and so on. Some seem more prone to get caught up in all that from watching tv, or all the other ads we all run into throughout the day. They even rate the students at those schools to be good salespersons. Competitions in who can sell the most products, and how to do it. How to work people. I am amazed by it all. There was a article on another site where it spoke to what waiters do to get higher tips. And how we fall for those ways used on us. Reading such things is eye opening. It would be great to know more. You know?
To be better prepared, to make better decisions in life.

]]> By: Jason from Money Theory http://www.frugalvillage.com/2008/12/27/identify-bad-money-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-25184 Jason from Money Theory Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:43:17 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=746#comment-25184 Great article, thanks! I really think that so many issues stem from when people 'try to keep up' as you say. Everyone is constantly chasing after more and more stuff while in a seemingly endless competition to get the biggest, best, newest gadget. All of this has really made life so complicated and forces so many people to never be happy with what they already have. If more people would just step back and be content in the present instead of striving for more and more, I truly believe we would all be a lot happier. ~ Jason Great article, thanks!

I really think that so many issues stem from when people ‘try to keep up’ as you say. Everyone is constantly chasing after more and more stuff while in a seemingly endless competition to get the biggest, best, newest gadget.

All of this has really made life so complicated and forces so many people to never be happy with what they already have. If more people would just step back and be content in the present instead of striving for more and more, I truly believe we would all be a lot happier.

~ Jason

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