Comments on: How to End Financial Struggles http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/ WealthPilgrim.com - A Journey To Self, Health and Wealth Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:42:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/#comment-2441 Neal Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:06:06 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11729#comment-2441 FS... Amazing question. Let me ponder that one...... I'll have to really think that through. FS…

Amazing question. Let me ponder that one……

I’ll have to really think that through.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/#comment-2439 Financial Samurai Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:00:40 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11729#comment-2439 Hey Neal! Nice video. I like your analogy a lot. I've only seen the show several times, and quickly realized it was one big brain drain. Just curious, if you knew in your 20's and 30's what you do now, after 20 years of work since college, do you think you could have retired at 42? Best, Fs Hey Neal! Nice video. I like your analogy a lot.

I’ve only seen the show several times, and quickly realized it was one big brain drain.

Just curious, if you knew in your 20′s and 30′s what you do now, after 20 years of work since college, do you think you could have retired at 42?

Best, Fs

]]> By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/#comment-2415 Neal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:05:53 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11729#comment-2415 Hey KSC, So glad you found this helpful. You truly made it worthwhile for to do it....and I'm not kidding. Sounds like you are doing the hard work of being honest and swimming like hell to get off the shore. Great!!!! I'd love hear about your future progress. Hey KSC,

So glad you found this helpful. You truly made it worthwhile for to do it….and I’m not kidding.

Sounds like you are doing the hard work of being honest and swimming like hell to get off the shore. Great!!!!

I’d love hear about your future progress.

]]> By: Neal http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/#comment-2414 Neal Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:04:06 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11729#comment-2414 Frugal Dad, Thanks for sharing this here. As you know, I had the same experiences - unfortunately through my 40's. But doesn't it feel great to be honest about it and look back on it (rather than to be in middle of it now????) Congrats... I don't know exactly why we can't see it when we need to most. I think it has to do with reaching a bottom of sorts. Just being sick and tired of being sick and tired. We get to a point of "firing" ourselves and that's when the healing begins. Frugal Dad,

Thanks for sharing this here. As you know, I had the same experiences – unfortunately through my 40′s. But doesn’t it feel great to be honest about it and look back on it (rather than to be in middle of it now????)

Congrats…

I don’t know exactly why we can’t see it when we need to most. I think it has to do with reaching a bottom of sorts. Just being sick and tired of being sick and tired. We get to a point of “firing” ourselves and that’s when the healing begins.

]]> By: FinanciallySmart http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/#comment-2412 FinanciallySmart Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:55:54 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11729#comment-2412 A lot of us saw ourselves on this island and listening to you Neal as just strengthen me more to come off this island. My struggle is self confidence and I have acknowledge it and is working at it. Now watching this tape only inspire me to move forward with my plans. Thank you so much for your article.KSC A lot of us saw ourselves on this island and listening to you Neal as just strengthen me more to come off this island. My struggle is self confidence and I have acknowledge it and is working at it. Now watching this tape only inspire me to move forward with my plans. Thank you so much for your article.KSC

]]> By: Frugal Dad http://wealthpilgrim.com/what-do-survivor-and-personal-finance-have-to-do-with-each-other-plenty/#comment-2411 Frugal Dad Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:58:10 +0000 http://wealthpilgrim.com/?p=11729#comment-2411 Well Neal, I guess we're both odd men out - I've never watched Survivor either. However, I enjoyed your video, particularly the part about spending energy trying to convince others (and yourself) that you are doing the right thing. Instead, we should channel that energy into actually doing the right thing. Unfortunately, when you're going through this phase that solution doesn't appear so obvious. I wasted a lot of life energy in my 20s and early 30s trying to convince others what I was doing with money was the right thing. The only one I was fooling was myself. Eventually, I had to "man up" and recognize my financial short-comings to turn the ship around. I had to vote myself off the island. And I'm much better for it! Well Neal, I guess we’re both odd men out – I’ve never watched Survivor either. However, I enjoyed your video, particularly the part about spending energy trying to convince others (and yourself) that you are doing the right thing. Instead, we should channel that energy into actually doing the right thing. Unfortunately, when you’re going through this phase that solution doesn’t appear so obvious.

I wasted a lot of life energy in my 20s and early 30s trying to convince others what I was doing with money was the right thing. The only one I was fooling was myself. Eventually, I had to “man up” and recognize my financial short-comings to turn the ship around. I had to vote myself off the island. And I’m much better for it!

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