Results 1 to 11 of 11
Thread: Just Charge It.
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks-
11-20-2008, 02:22 AM #1Registered User
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
- Midwest
- Age
- 33
- Posts
- 3,348
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Blog Entries
- 4
- Rep Power
- 11
Just Charge It.
I get 3 weeks vacation time starting next year. And my boss suggested that I go to europe with that time. I told him I was saving up for a vacation but didnt have enough to go to europe and he told me just charge it. WTH! I would be paying it off for a good year if I did that.
Katy
-
11-20-2008, 02:27 AM #2Licence to Kill
- Join Date
- Dec 2006
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Posts
- 3,347
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 13
ARGH!! That would ANNOY me to no end!! Roll your eyes at him, call him a turkey (if you can get away with it
) and have a 'staycation'...or put it off for a bit longer...
Good job saving for your vacation!! Keep your eyes on your goal!
Kace - married to Dh 12 years
Love to
Full-time homemaker, part-time worker, college student. Always pinchin' pennies!
-
11-20-2008, 07:24 AM #3Super Moderator
- Join Date
- Apr 2001
- Location
- Mass.
- Posts
- 21,293
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Blog Entries
- 69
- Rep Power
- 48
-
11-20-2008, 08:36 AM #4Registered User
- Join Date
- Apr 2002
- Location
- Texas
- Posts
- 14,748
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Blog Entries
- 1
- Rep Power
- 30
I think he qualifies to manage General Motors
~48 yr. old sahw, livin' it up in our empty nest, smack dab in the middle of everywhere.~
*We're debt freeeeeeeee! (including the house)*
-
11-20-2008, 08:49 AM #5Rude and Vile Master
- Join Date
- May 2008
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Age
- 43
- Posts
- 8,243
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 71
"Thanks for the suggestion, but we try never to borrow money these days. Economic times are just too uncertain."
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
Greebo(Nerd Spender): Loving and extremely patiently tolerated husband of ceashels.
WARNING: Y Chromosome behind the keyboard. Adjust your listening filters appropriately!
ThreeTwo mortgages,twooneno car loans,oneno credit cards, and a partridge in pear tree!
-
11-20-2008, 08:51 AM #6Registered User
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Location
- North Carolina
- Posts
- 1,291
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 8
I probably would have said "sure, give me your credit card."
Challenges
EF $3975.00
debt:
medical bill $890/$6000
-
01-19-2009, 04:24 PM #7Registered User
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Location
- Kitsap County, WA
- Posts
- 273
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 5
If you decide eventually you want to go, do it like I did:
1) Compare flights using kayak/sidestep/statravel.
2) Buy a Eurail pass. This will save you an unbeliveable amount of money.
3) Stay at hostels only.
4) Avoid resturants and shop at the grocery stores.
5) Buy a recent as possible travel guide and look for anything to do that costs nothing or very little in admission.
I did the first two weeks for about $1500, including the flight (I was over for 7 weeks the first time in 2003, but spent some of my time free with friends/an exchange program. The first two weeks I was completely on my own). Honestly, the most expensive thing was just the ticket over there.Last edited by Sonnenwende; 01-19-2009 at 04:25 PM.
-
01-19-2009, 04:48 PM #8Registered User
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Location
- WA
- Posts
- 419
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 5
Yep, there was a supervisor where I use to work. He's always say you guys make enough, you can afford to go out to dinner, or take this trip, or buy a new car, etc. Drove me nuts, he has no idea what my finances were like or anyone else's. But, I'd see people go, yeah, we can afford ____ and they really couldn't. Then, the stress was on for them. Crazy!!
-
01-19-2009, 04:50 PM #9Registered User
- Join Date
- Oct 2008
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 4,312
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 28
I know! It's really crazy the way most of society thinks. Buy now, pay later. Makes no sense!
An obstacle is what comes up when you lose sight of your goal.
Daily Fix It, Sort It, or Clean It Challenge
May No-Spend: 9/12
"A penny saved is a penny earned!"
1 (), 2 (), 3 (), 4 (), 5 (), 6 (), 7 (), 8 (), 9 (), 10 (), 11 (), 12 (), 13 (), 14 (), 15 (), 16 (), 17 (), 18 (), 19 (), 20 (), 21 (), 22 (), 23 (), 24 (), 25 (), 26 (), 27 (), 28 (), 29 (), 30 (), 31 ()
2012 Lose-A-Pound-A-Week Challenge
I have 8.2 lbs to lose (as of Mon, May 28th, 2012)
Personal
Pay off my Morgage
$101,927.57 (as of May 28th, 2012 - 10 years, 0 months left...partly because we got a new interest rate
)/$108,631.38 (as of Dec. 3rd, 2011 - 12 years, 7 months left)
Pay off my Line of Credit
$6,977.26 (as of May 28th, 2012)/$17,790.73 (as of Dec. 3rd, 2011)
-
01-19-2009, 06:49 PM #10Registered User
- Join Date
- Apr 2008
- Location
- Kitsap County, WA
- Posts
- 273
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 5
I'd say that attitude is getting some serious checking right now. :p Later is now.
Originally Posted by Quiltin' Mama
-
01-21-2009, 02:25 PM #11Registered User
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Posts
- 25
- Post Thanks / WTG / Hug
- Rep Power
- 0
I like this response! Originally Posted by Greebo
Reply With Quote
Similar Threads
-
How Much Should I Charge...
By savvy_sniper in forum CareersReplies: 17Last Post: 05-16-2012, 10:05 PM -
How much to charge?
By nuisance26 in forum Supplemental Income, Small BusinessReplies: 6Last Post: 03-23-2009, 06:35 PM -
How much to charge?
By danimarie0820 in forum Question and AnswerReplies: 10Last Post: 01-21-2009, 11:24 PM -
How much to charge????
By knotme in forum Needle ArtsReplies: 14Last Post: 06-25-2008, 02:33 PM -
How much should I charge?
By dwallyfam in forum Supplemental Income, Small BusinessReplies: 1Last Post: 07-30-2006, 06:46 AM
Bookmarks