Comments on: Devil’s Advocate Roundup

By: James

James — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:21:26 +0000

Yes, a good series. Its important to be able to get some perspective on mainstream personal finance thinking.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:05:19 +0000

Glad you all enjoy it, it’s good to always look at both sides… never know what you’ll find. Plus, not everything is black and white

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:05:52 +0000

I think this has to be my favorite series anywhere in the blogosphere just because it shows there are usually two sides to any piece of financial advice.

Great idea!

By: AJC @ 7million7years

AJC @ 7million7years — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:29:21 +0000

Great ideas – in fact, I made a fortune by FOLLOWING ideas # 4, 6, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21.

Here’s how I look at it:

Follow conventional thinking and you’ll get conventional results.

Follow Unconventional Wisdom, and you just MIGHT get rich, too (but, don’t be stupid about it, because you will probably remain poor) … but, you need to throw in some ’special sauce’ as well

Nothing wrong with following good advice … nothing wrong with ignoring it, either … I’ve made money both ways – just be sure you know WHY you are following/ignoring it! AJC.

By: Pension

Pension — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:23:42 +0000

I just read your article on Rent Forever, Don’t Buy A Home and can see why you have received over 160 comments. Great articles!!