Comments on: You Tell Me: If you could have everything you wanted, would you take it? http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Save Money @ BeingFrugal.Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:59 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Teejay http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18653 Teejay Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:09:57 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18653 I'm actually in the same situation right now. Some things didn't turn up as I'd imagine it would be. I worked as a developer then promoted until I was manager. Then I aspired to be a business owner, putting a lot of my money into a business which right now hasn't been very productive. Then I resigned and got a lower earning job and putting much more time into it. It turns out I haven't 'seen' what I thought should have been happening. But I am still working on it. I’m actually in the same situation right now. Some things didn’t turn up as I’d imagine it would be.

I worked as a developer then promoted until I was manager. Then I aspired to be a business owner, putting a lot of my money into a business which right now hasn’t been very productive. Then I resigned and got a lower earning job and putting much more time into it. It turns out I haven’t ‘seen’ what I thought should have been happening. But I am still working on it.

]]> By: Nancy http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18214 Nancy Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:59:49 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18214 Excellent post. I agree with you all the way. I will admit though that I wish there were times when life was a bit easier. We learn and become stronger through adversity. Consider it character building. Those that have everything handed to them are usually very shallow souls. Excellent post. I agree with you all the way. I will admit though that I wish there were times when life was a bit easier. We learn and become stronger through adversity. Consider it character building. Those that have everything handed to them are usually very shallow souls.

]]> By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18100 DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:39:14 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18100 Nice post. I always like to to be happy with whay I have and if I am unhappy, I try not to dwell on the past, but rather the future because I have a shot at changing the future . . . Nice post.

I always like to to be happy with whay I have and if I am unhappy, I try not to dwell on the past, but rather the future because I have a shot at changing the future . . .

]]> By: Dave http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18085 Dave Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:48:03 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18085 Great post! I hear you completely. The paths I have traveled have definitely not been what I thought. Luckily, I have managed to enjoy life and be debt free. Good luck to you now and going forward. Dave LifeExcursion Great post! I hear you completely. The paths I have traveled have definitely not been what I thought. Luckily, I have managed to enjoy life and be debt free. Good luck to you now and going forward.

Dave
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]]> By: Jenn @ Beautiful Calling http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18081 Jenn @ Beautiful Calling Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:02:56 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18081 When we got married - our income was amazing...and though we couldn't have everything (like say a yaht though I don't actually want one lol) we could afford to buy whatever we wanted within reason. We ate out several times a week and spent like there was no tomorrow. Then the economy happened and DH took a big pay cut. Then I got pregnant. Originally intending to put our littles in daycare, I didn't realize I would want to stay home to raise them. Another pay drop. We're at 45% of our income stuck in a big 3300sq ft + basement) house that we can't sell in this market trying to make ends meet. It's going fine but we're learning for the first time in our lives to be frugal and we're actually (in most areas) learning to love it. My wish? Our house would sell, we could buy a small home in the country and have big gardens, can and preserve our own food (maybe have some chickens?!) and live simpler. But we are where we are and that is where I want to make the best of it! Sorry - long comment! Great post! Visiting from A Simple Walk When we got married – our income was amazing…and though we couldn’t have everything (like say a yaht though I don’t actually want one lol) we could afford to buy whatever we wanted within reason. We ate out several times a week and spent like there was no tomorrow. Then the economy happened and DH took a big pay cut. Then I got pregnant. Originally intending to put our littles in daycare, I didn’t realize I would want to stay home to raise them. Another pay drop. We’re at 45% of our income stuck in a big 3300sq ft + basement) house that we can’t sell in this market trying to make ends meet. It’s going fine but we’re learning for the first time in our lives to be frugal and we’re actually (in most areas) learning to love it.
My wish? Our house would sell, we could buy a small home in the country and have big gardens, can and preserve our own food (maybe have some chickens?!) and live simpler. But we are where we are and that is where I want to make the best of it!

Sorry – long comment! Great post! Visiting from A Simple Walk

]]> By: Angelsong http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18071 Angelsong Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:17:38 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18071 I'm a little late with this comment due to being offline due to lightning damage to my ISP's equipment. My answer: Empatically NO. I believe God provides what I NEED, when I need it. I am very glad I do not get everything I want, because sometimes the things I want might turn out not to be the best things for me. My needs are simple. My wants complicate my life. I’m a little late with this comment due to being offline due to lightning damage to my ISP’s equipment. My answer: Empatically NO. I believe God provides what I NEED, when I need it. I am very glad I do not get everything I want, because sometimes the things I want might turn out not to be the best things for me. My needs are simple. My wants complicate my life.

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]]> By: leadership http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18060 leadership Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:28:10 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18060 Definitely a hard question for me to answer honestly. Part of me says no, that everything in life happens for a reason. That each good thing you realize is good from seeing the bad. The other part of me says yes, that I would like to have everything granted to me, that I would finally feel comfortable in life. But at what price? Usually stability doesn't come that easy, so what price would I have to pay to be granted my every wish? Definitely a hard question for me to answer honestly. Part of me says no, that everything in life happens for a reason. That each good thing you realize is good from seeing the bad. The other part of me says yes, that I would like to have everything granted to me, that I would finally feel comfortable in life. But at what price? Usually stability doesn’t come that easy, so what price would I have to pay to be granted my every wish?

]]> By: Kat http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18045 Kat Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:13:30 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18045 No, I wouldn't take everything I wanted. You all have covered the serious side, so I'd like to look at a different angle. Tell me, where would you put it all? Can you imagine just how hard it would be to figure out what things you really wanted? Like, you want to decorate a room, but you can only do so much or it looks bad ... so there would be ALL those decisions. Nope ... life is more simple having to work for it. That way, the decisions come fewer at a time. ;-) No, I wouldn’t take everything I wanted. You all have covered the serious side, so I’d like to look at a different angle. Tell me, where would you put it all? Can you imagine just how hard it would be to figure out what things you really wanted? Like, you want to decorate a room, but you can only do so much or it looks bad … so there would be ALL those decisions. Nope … life is more simple having to work for it. That way, the decisions come fewer at a time. ;-)

]]> By: SingleGuyMoney http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/12/you-tell-me-if-you-could-have-everything-you-wanted-would-you-take-it/#comment-18044 SingleGuyMoney Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:12:03 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2307#comment-18044 I probably wouldn't accept it. It's nice to work and make things happen for yourself. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? I probably wouldn’t accept it. It’s nice to work and make things happen for yourself. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right?

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