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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: flint-rod on May 25, 2018, 11:42:38 AM

Title: what was the best lesson you learned about life w/out having anyone tell u...?
Post by: flint-rod on May 25, 2018, 11:42:38 AM: how to manage my finances...

fresh out of college i was making 30k... and my s/o... slightly more... we were living in a one bedroom apartment roughly 600 sq. ft. paying 600 bucks a month... but at the end of each month... we were broke... living paycheck to paycheck... unsettled... even though it was like pulling teeth... i decided to track our incomes and expenses on an excel spreadsheet... fixed cost (rent, car, insurance, etc.) vs. variable cost (food, clothes, etc.)... i was shocked at how much we spent on food eating and going out...

could you blame us or anyone... we went from eating cup-noodles (as college students) to eating prime rib and lobster (as working professionals)... lol! anyhow, we made a conscious effort to minimize our eating and going out habits and within a year... we bought our first home... this by far has been one of the best life lessons learned without having anyone tell me...

what about you...?
Title: Re: what was the best lesson you learned about life w/out having anyone tell u...?
Post by: Mr_Mechanic on May 25, 2018, 11:47:36 AM: how to be Mr_Mechanic
Title: Re: what was the best lesson you learned about life w/out having anyone tell u...?
Post by: Reporter on May 26, 2018, 11:28:59 AM: Don't we all learn things mostly by our experiences? I mean, when do we ever listen to anyone else's advice?