Comments on: A Million Bucks By 30 Missing Chapter: Oh No, Girlfriend (Part 4 of 4) http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:01:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SavingDiva http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-241650 SavingDiva Wed, 28 May 2008 18:59:26 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html#comment-241650 Dana, I'm really impressed that you only buy one pair of shoes a year. I have to admit that I buy quite a few. I go through about 3-4 pairs of running shoes alone! Dana, I’m really impressed that you only buy one pair of shoes a year. I have to admit that I buy quite a few. I go through about 3-4 pairs of running shoes alone!

]]> By: Dana http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-226773 Dana Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:14:20 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html#comment-226773 I guess I am one of those highly unusual women who never buys more than one pair of shoes per year anymore (well, not counting one-dollar flipflops I picked up in a bargain bin so I'd have something to slip on to go out and check the mail). Not giving a rip about the latest fads is part of it, but I also have really hard-to-fit feet. And yet, if I could find a consistent source of shoes that did fit me, I'd still limit myself to shoes that I could wear with as many different outfits as possible, and shoes that fulfilled specific purposes. I'm one of those sticks in the mud that would get a pair of boots for crappy weather, a pair of dress shoes for an interview or an otherwise important occasion, a pair of athletic type shoes for if I had to walk long distances or wanted to work out, and maybe a pair of sandals that would last more than three months. And that would probably be it. Four pairs, not forty. They actually sell <i>shoe wardrobes</i> now for the addicts among us. I can't begin to fathom it. This is not to say I am a tightwad, because I know that if I had the money I'd run through it in a hot minute, but there are some things even I won't do, and having thirty identical blue scarves in the lingerie drawer would be one of them. And I don't even have a lingerie drawer. It's the underwear drawer. Don't even ask when was the last time I got a professional haircut. I wish I had been in a position to understand better about real estate buying and selling back when the market was hot. I spent that time trashing my credit instead. But your book is still very inspiring, and I'm looking for alternatives that could at least get me out of debt by the time I'm forty. (I'm 34 now.) I guess I am one of those highly unusual women who never buys more than one pair of shoes per year anymore (well, not counting one-dollar flipflops I picked up in a bargain bin so I’d have something to slip on to go out and check the mail). Not giving a rip about the latest fads is part of it, but I also have really hard-to-fit feet. And yet, if I could find a consistent source of shoes that did fit me, I’d still limit myself to shoes that I could wear with as many different outfits as possible, and shoes that fulfilled specific purposes. I’m one of those sticks in the mud that would get a pair of boots for crappy weather, a pair of dress shoes for an interview or an otherwise important occasion, a pair of athletic type shoes for if I had to walk long distances or wanted to work out, and maybe a pair of sandals that would last more than three months. And that would probably be it. Four pairs, not forty.

They actually sell shoe wardrobes now for the addicts among us. I can’t begin to fathom it.

This is not to say I am a tightwad, because I know that if I had the money I’d run through it in a hot minute, but there are some things even I won’t do, and having thirty identical blue scarves in the lingerie drawer would be one of them. And I don’t even have a lingerie drawer. It’s the underwear drawer.

Don’t even ask when was the last time I got a professional haircut.

I wish I had been in a position to understand better about real estate buying and selling back when the market was hot. I spent that time trashing my credit instead. But your book is still very inspiring, and I’m looking for alternatives that could at least get me out of debt by the time I’m forty. (I’m 34 now.)

]]> By: Uyanga http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-225954 Uyanga Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:56:04 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html#comment-225954 I just finished reading your book! Greatest book of Knowledge. Very informative and fun! I always liked "how to" books but some of them are really boring, your's was the opposite. I might be the only girl who hates to shop although i enjoyed watching women spending $400 for a pair of shoes on sex and the city. Your book inspired me to be a penny pincher. All this time i thought i was a good saver, but i could never eat ramen 7 days in a row. Thanks a lot for sharing your story! I won't buy but i'll manage to read it in barnes and nobles if you publish another book (sorry but you taught us to be penny pincher, remember?!!) Thanks again, good luck on your next project! I just finished reading your book! Greatest book of Knowledge. Very informative and fun! I always liked “how to” books but some of them are really boring, your’s was the opposite.
I might be the only girl who hates to shop although i enjoyed watching women spending $400 for a pair of shoes on sex and the city.
Your book inspired me to be a penny pincher. All this time i thought i was a good saver, but i could never eat ramen 7 days in a row.
Thanks a lot for sharing your story!
I won’t buy but i’ll manage to read it in barnes and nobles if you publish another book (sorry but you taught us to be penny pincher, remember?!!)
Thanks again, good luck on your next project!

]]> By: Christopher Hawkins http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html/comment-page-1#comment-224641 Christopher Hawkins Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:25:44 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/a-million-bucks-by-30-missing-chapter-oh-no-girlfriend-part-4-of-4.html#comment-224641 My brother just bought your book and said that it was great. Tons of useful tips. I thought I would go out tonight and buy it, but I guess I will take some of your useful advice and wait until he is done reading it, and bum it off of him. Your missing chapter should have never been taken out of the book. I can't wait to read the whole thing. My brother just bought your book and said that it was great. Tons of useful tips. I thought I would go out tonight and buy it, but I guess I will take some of your useful advice and wait until he is done reading it, and bum it off of him. Your missing chapter should have never been taken out of the book. I can’t wait to read the whole thing.

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