Comments on: Money Matters for Twenties http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/ Straight from the mouth of a Gen Y Woman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: David Fallarme http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1951 David Fallarme Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:18:14 +0000 http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1951 I keep hearing that my twenties are the best time to save money, that I should start early and I'll get that million dollars before I retire. it makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, youth isn't about perfect sense and logical decisions, it's about experiences and making mistakes that you can learn from. It's funny -- I know what I *should* be doing, but it almost never happens that way. Books have been written about financial advice for college kids for decades...few seem to be following the wisdom of that came before them. Then we hit our 30s, realize the error of our free-spending youth, and then go write a book about it...lecturing twentysomethings on the advice that we didn't listen to in the first place. I keep hearing that my twenties are the best time to save money, that I should start early and I’ll get that million dollars before I retire. it makes perfect sense. Unfortunately, youth isn’t about perfect sense and logical decisions, it’s about experiences and making mistakes that you can learn from.

It’s funny — I know what I *should* be doing, but it almost never happens that way. Books have been written about financial advice for college kids for decades…few seem to be following the wisdom of that came before them.

Then we hit our 30s, realize the error of our free-spending youth, and then go write a book about it…lecturing twentysomethings on the advice that we didn’t listen to in the first place.

]]> By: AJ http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1947 AJ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:23:41 +0000 http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1947 Very good advice. I am lucky enough to be debt-free - paid all my uni fees and my car off about a year ago. No credit card debt either. Now just saving and saving and saving... Very good advice. I am lucky enough to be debt-free - paid all my uni fees and my car off about a year ago. No credit card debt either. Now just saving and saving and saving…

]]> By: ana http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1943 ana Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:29:04 +0000 http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1943 Did my mum write the second tip? Just wondering.... Did my mum write the second tip? Just wondering….

]]> By: Clueless Cat http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1941 Clueless Cat Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:49:23 +0000 http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1941 Will definitely keep the 2nd tip in mind - it's so tempting to just take a job that pays more rather than one that suits career goals! (instant vs delayed gratification comes into play here, at least in terms of money - and let's face it, money can give us a lot of instant gratification!) Will definitely keep the 2nd tip in mind - it’s so tempting to just take a job that pays more rather than one that suits career goals! (instant vs delayed gratification comes into play here, at least in terms of money - and let’s face it, money can give us a lot of instant gratification!)

]]> By: Nathan Snell http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1940 Nathan Snell Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:16:42 +0000 http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1940 The second quoted paragraph confused me some between the first sentence and the rest. Still, I think the rest is very solid advice. I know for myself as the job market is confronting me (and I it), it's difficult to look at it in terms of taking a pay cut for professional opportunity. Especially for me as I do a lot of startup stuff, which means say hello to sweat equity and goodbye to salary. The second quoted paragraph confused me some between the first sentence and the rest. Still, I think the rest is very solid advice. I know for myself as the job market is confronting me (and I it), it’s difficult to look at it in terms of taking a pay cut for professional opportunity. Especially for me as I do a lot of startup stuff, which means say hello to sweat equity and goodbye to salary.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1935 Patrick Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:09:25 +0000 http://www.genpink.com/money-matters-for-twenties/#comment-1935 Thanks for the mention! We are all making the "Money Matters for All Ages" into an eBook that we will be giving away free on our sites. It should be done in a week or so. I hope you'll come by and download it. :) Oh, and I just noticed I have a typo in my paragraph... "paying paying positions." I don't think I would have noticed it if you didn't quote it. Thanks! ;) Thanks for the mention! We are all making the “Money Matters for All Ages” into an eBook that we will be giving away free on our sites. It should be done in a week or so. I hope you’ll come by and download it. :)

Oh, and I just noticed I have a typo in my paragraph… “paying paying positions.” I don’t think I would have noticed it if you didn’t quote it. Thanks! ;)

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