Comments on: You Deserve It!

By: Monday Morning Links and Carnivals | My Daily Dollars

Monday Morning Links and Carnivals | My Daily Dollars — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:38:42 +0000

[...] Being Frugal, there’s an excellent anaylsis of the “you deserve it mentality” in consumer [...]

By: Monday Morning Links and Carnivals « My Daily Dollars

Monday Morning Links and Carnivals « My Daily Dollars — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:48:07 +0000

[...] Being Frugal, there’s an excellent anaylsis of the “you deserve it mentality” in consumer [...]

By: Weekly Roundup: State Park Wi-Fi Edition | Frugal Dad

Weekly Roundup: State Park Wi-Fi Edition | Frugal Dad — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:13:22 +0000

[...] Do you deserve a break today? Probably not, according to Being Frugal. I tend to agree. So many people spend way beyond their means because, “they work hard and they deserve it.” [...]

By: Rachel @ Master Your Card

Rachel @ Master Your Card — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:24:55 +0000

I know exactly what you mean. People tell me take a rest as I deserve a break from work (I am self-employed and work all of the hours I can). What I deserve is to be able to pay off my mortgage more quickly and doing nothing is not going to help me achieve it!

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:48:12 +0000

If I don’t have the money to pay for it…then I don’t deserve it. Basic food and shelter possibly excepted as things that all human beings should have, whether or not “deserving” enters into the matter.

My mom used to go off about such slogans.

What people don’t deserve is to pay twice an item’s price because they let it go so long on their credit card.

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:13:31 +0000

I agree with your post. The problem is that we as people can be so short sighted with what we “deserve.” If a person really valued himself highly enough, he would know he deserved (owed himself) financial security, which is *more* valuable than a toy!

We constantly short change ourselves with what we feel we “deserve” and end up getting just what our actions warranted… a financial mess we “deserve” to clean up later! When I want to buy something I don’t need because “I deserve it,” I have to ask myself: “Do I *deserve* being a slave to someone else for that much longer just so I can have this [insert cool object here]? Or am I worth more than that?”

When debt isn’t in the picture, of course, the answers to “Do I deserve this treat?” might be different, but I think many of us are on the same page here… still shoveling ourselves out of our financial pig sties!

By: PinoyTech Morning Roundup: The Canyon Woods Edition

PinoyTech Morning Roundup: The Canyon Woods Edition — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:18:36 +0000

[...] You Deserve It! Lynnae discusses advertising campaigns that might hurt you in the long run. [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:13:01 +0000

Ever notice we do the same thing with another unhealthy habit …. junk food. And usually these “breaks” or “indulgences” keep us from focusing on the underlying issue that makes us feel like we need to spend or eat to get a break. I left a job I hated last summer and immediately noticed two things: more money in my bank account and 5 less pounds on my body. I was no longer “giving myself a break” by stopping on the way home to mindlessly shop accompanied by a grande frappachino.

By: Hestial

Hestial — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:08:31 +0000

This was such an excellent post to read! I admit to a huge twinge of guilt: at the beginning of the year, I bought myself a new laptop. Instead of going for something cheaper and functional, I went for something pretty expensive and flashy (works really well, though. . .). It seemed like a GREAT idea at the time, and I deserved it for starting my last year of college — except, oh yeah, I may not be able to pay rent next month.

The words, “You deserve it” as they’re used in advertising campaigns are a low form of emotional blackmail. People work themselves half to death to pay bills and make ends meet, of *course* this slogan appeals to them. But I feel like all it does it start a vicious cycle of buying things you can’t afford.

By: Stephanie Chance

Stephanie Chance — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:01:33 +0000

I absolutely hate it when my husband wants something and says, “I work hard; I deserve it.” Well, he wouldn’t have to work so hard if we didn’t have so many payments on things that he wanted and deserved but didn’t need. So pay off what you already have first. Or you’ll be working even harder. And never have any time to enjoy what you have. He actually told me one day that because he makes most of the money, he deserves to spend more of it. Oh, I tore him another one after that statement. Beginning with, considering all the unpaid work I do around the house and with the kids, in addition to a full time job, I think I contribute just as much, if not more, to this household. Second, considering that you created 90% of the consumer debt, I think you have way surpassed your assumed right to spend more than me. But it’s like arguing with a brick wall.