Paying for the darn thing

[Eupher6]

Patience, young Jedi, patience.

I never paid on more than one horn at a time. In fact, going into debt to buy a horn automatically makes me uncomfortable.

It's called "setting priorities." Since I like to have a roof over my head and eat once in awhile, I'm very judicious about what I go into debt over.

Your mileage clearly varies.

[Captain Sousie]

Kids who grow up in a house where they ask parents for everything, never learn the value of earning something.

I will have to respectfully disagree with that one. I grew up in a family that had very little. An allowance was not really feasible for me or my 3 sisters. As life went on things got tougher. I did have to ask my parents for things but I knew how much money was there, or not there as the case sometimes was. I never asked for a new $400 i-pod or anything unnecessary such as that. (I did save up the money I made doing odd jobs for my family to buy a super nintendo but that is the only major time I got money for anything as a kid.)

I did learn the value of earning, saving and keeping as debt-free as possible. My wife and I will be going to Europe this summer. I will not be taking a loan or putting it on credit cards, but with careful budgeting, our current extra margin of savings which we keep for emergencies, and the fact that on a couple of teacher salaries we will be able to save $12,000 at the minimum to get the job done.

I understand the sentiment and the philosophy behind your statement and it is not, in my view, completely off base. It is just the use of the word 'never' in a loaded situation. As the stupid cliche goes, 'never say never'

[Lew]

Kids who grow up in a house where they ask parents for everything, never learn the value of earning something.

I will have to respectfully disagree with that one. I grew up in a family that had very little. An allowance was not really feasible for me or my 3 sisters. As life went on things got tougher. I did have to ask my parents for things but I knew how much money was there, or not there as the case sometimes was. I never asked for a new $400 i-pod or anything unnecessary such as that. (I did save up the money I made doing odd jobs for my family to buy a super nintendo but that is the only major time I got money for anything as a kid.)

I did learn the value of earning, saving and keeping as debt-free as possible. My wife and I will be going to Europe this summer. I will not be taking a loan or putting it on credit cards, but with careful budgeting, our current extra margin of savings which we keep for emergencies, and the fact that on a couple of teacher salaries we will be able to save $12,000 at the minimum to get the job done.

I understand the sentiment and the philosophy behind your statement and it is not, in my view, completely off base. It is just the use of the word 'never' in a loaded situation. As the stupid cliche goes, 'never say never'

I think you are both in agreement. I would reword it to say that:

"kids who grow up in a house where they get everything they ask for from their parents, never learn the value of earning something."

[Captain Sousie]

I think you are both in agreement

I can go with that one.

"kids who grow up in a house where they get everything they ask for from their parents, never learn the value of earning something."

That one too for the most part (there's that annoying little n-word again).

MA had a great point that I agree with, I'm just picky about a little part of the post that, in the end, is not really that important. No disrespect or arrogance was/is meant and I hope I didn't/don't come across that way.

Thanks,
Sou

[iiipopes]

Thanks guys.
I'll probably try to pay off my loan first now (but no promises!), and then see what I can do from there.

Now you're really in bad shape. What do you think a loan is based on? -- a PROMISE TO PAY!!!

If you can't keep that one, nobody will even consider taking your word elsewhere.