Comments on: How We Changed Our Family’s Financial Future

By: Personal Finance Firewall

Personal Finance Firewall — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:57:23 +0000

Amazingly simple yet most people cant handle it.
The one I am currently having trouble with is ‘working together’
My wife is not always on board with my frugal ways, she feels the inconvenience in some things outweighs the benefits.

By: Grant Baldwin

Grant Baldwin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:05:52 +0000

Ahh, it sounds so simple……AND IT IS!

But it starts with individuals like yourselves taking personal responsibility for your own well-being and your futures and doing the SIMPLE things necessary to make it happen.

Well done!

By: Bocarat

Bocarat — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:00:20 +0000

I’m with you. I hate bills and credit cards are EVIL! I decided that I would buy anything I don’t need but I had to drive to work every day and decided I couldn’t put off having a phone so I shopped around first.

I thought prepaid phones might be funky but did some shopping and found out that I could still get a good, no-frills phone for around 20-30 dollars and didn’t have to sign a contract or even have a credit card or credit check.

It turned out that I got a phone from net10 and I’m VERY happy with it and can really control my costs.

I don’t give the number out to everyone and that helps too,

But the peace of mind I get (and my husband, too) is worth it… and saving money!

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:37:49 +0000

Hats off to you both. I hope to be there one day.

By: Jeff@Stretchydollar.com

Jeff@Stretchydollar.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:39:49 +0000

That’s a great story, I liked it – we’re working on the same thing and it’s nice to have examples to follow.