Comments on: Is Saving Money Wasting Money? Sometimes… http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-coupons-cost-this-person-62-50-in-15-minutes/ WealthPilgrim.com -No Money Worries. No Matter What. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shirley Docken http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-coupons-cost-this-person-62-50-in-15-minutes/#comment-1493 Shirley Docken Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:34:16 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=3282#comment-1493 I'm a half glass full person, Neal, so you just planted a tiny seed....about financial awareness...that will probably take root sometime in the future...either in the woman talking with friends and family which may result in seeking additional financial information from a professional in the future. You gave her the amount she could tolerate at that time. I think you expected too much out of her for your first contact in that milieu. You were fine. You did your job. Best regards, Shirley I’m a half glass full person, Neal, so you just planted a tiny seed….about financial awareness…that will probably take root sometime in the future…either in the woman talking with friends and family which may result in seeking additional financial information from a professional in the future. You gave her the amount she could tolerate at that time. I think you expected too much out of her for your first contact in that milieu. You were fine. You did your job.
Best regards,
Shirley

]]> By: Neal Frankle http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-coupons-cost-this-person-62-50-in-15-minutes/#comment-1494 Neal Frankle Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:40:40 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=3282#comment-1494 Shirley, Yep....you are right. Thanks. I may have expected too much.... Shirley,

Yep….you are right. Thanks. I may have expected too much….

]]> By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-coupons-cost-this-person-62-50-in-15-minutes/#comment-1459 Neal Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:52:24 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=3282#comment-1459 lol...... lol……

]]> By: Kristen@TheFrugalGirl http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-coupons-cost-this-person-62-50-in-15-minutes/#comment-1458 Kristen@TheFrugalGirl Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:00:20 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=3282#comment-1458 Hmmm, that does seem like a not-so-great choice! Penny-wise, pound-foolish. On a side note, I wish I was smart enough to be able to command $250/hour. lol Hmmm, that does seem like a not-so-great choice! Penny-wise, pound-foolish.

On a side note, I wish I was smart enough to be able to command $250/hour. lol

]]> By: Beth http://wealthpilgrim.com/how-coupons-cost-this-person-62-50-in-15-minutes/#comment-1457 Beth Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:47:35 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=3282#comment-1457 Actually, I was thinking about this issue from a different angle. Perhaps the raffle was an easy way out, but she essentially made a value decision here. Acquiring more "stuff" she didn't need was more urgent and important than working on her financial situation. It's still giving in to instant gratification, even if the item is free. I hope that recognizing her failure to take advantage of your expertise will be a wake-up call. In which case, the role you played in this scenario will have far more impact that anything you could have said :) Actually, I was thinking about this issue from a different angle. Perhaps the raffle was an easy way out, but she essentially made a value decision here. Acquiring more “stuff” she didn’t need was more urgent and important than working on her financial situation. It’s still giving in to instant gratification, even if the item is free.

I hope that recognizing her failure to take advantage of your expertise will be a wake-up call. In which case, the role you played in this scenario will have far more impact that anything you could have said :)

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