Comments on: 18 Things You Are Wasting Money On https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/ Practical Tips for Productive Living Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Teresa https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-13617507 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:52:13 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-13617507 Money spent on quality nutritional supplements is money worth spending as the soil has been depleted of minerals and vitamins which means no matter what we eat we aren’t getting them in our food as much.

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By: Teresa https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-13617496 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 00:49:38 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-13617496 In reply to Richard.

I wouldn’t say most people but some people. Most people have at least one hobby that they pursue at least occasionally such as knitting, cooking, walking, swimming, going to the gym or reading.

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By: David https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-1659774 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:38:01 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-1659774 This info is great. Thanks man. My friends need to hear this!

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By: Dr Adesh https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-588210 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:50:00 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-588210 very well crafted piece of work Marc.. definitely it will go a long way in consolidating our way of managing money.

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By: Carsten https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-581545 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:18:56 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-581545 Hi Marc,
Thank you very much. Great post.

I have a strategy on spending my money:

“Spend Money on stuff that makes you healthier, wealthier, build better relationships with your loved ones and gives you life experiences to talk about later in life when you have grand children.”

The strategy is simple – spend money on nothing else in your life, but the few things above. I think I will be writing an article about that soon.

Cheers,
Carsten

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By: vitya https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-477067 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:11:09 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-477067 don’t forget to check if electronics already have a manufacturers warranty just for buying the product, sometimes a decent one better than the retailers

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By: Aby https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-459406 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:36:08 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-459406 i spent these last 2 days reading your blog and finally i got the courage to start my own after thinking about it for a lot of time 😀

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By: Jeff https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-453488 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:12:24 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-453488 BTW: In my state, you do NOT need to be a Costco (or Sam’s) member to use their pharmacy: there’s a law: if you sell drugs, you have to sell to the public. When you see the nice lady at the front door, just smile at her and say “I’m just going to the pharmacy,” and she’ll smile back and say “great” or “ok,” or whatever. Did it last week.

And Sam’s is often cheaper than Costco. On most things. Costco tends to sell really fancy things for the same price you’d pay for a non-fancy one. Sam’s sells somewhat less-fancy things, still fancier than you’d probably buy otherwise, but for less.

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By: Craig https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-450498 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:11:04 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-450498 I just ran across this blog entry, but, what a great post! Lots of good practical things. Unfortunately, I think most Americans (myself included) have to get over some of our “wants” in life. Kudos all the same for posting these!

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By: Jason Keller https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-442780 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:38:18 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-442780 Regarding number 10, I will not say that I disagree, because this is a general list, but I think it would be prudent to consider the old adage, “you get what you pay for.” Many low-end consumer items are poorly made and require frequent replacement. Many people would be served best by buying the highest quality items they can afford(considering price does not equal quality) because these items, when properly cared for, can last a lifetime. Kitchen knives, pots, pans, quality suits, and quality tools. I can not excuse purchasing luxury items for the sake of vanity, but in certain cases, it could be the right choice.

At this point I would like to reaffirm that I do not disagree entirely, but would also call into question the ability of cheap sunglasses to protect ones eyes from the sun.

Great post. I love your site.

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By: So https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-435241 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:54:34 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-435241 Some great ideas here and I do most of them. Like others, I haven’t given up on newspapers and magazines. I love sitting in my sunny dining room with a cup of coffee and a newspaper spread on the table and a new magazine with a hot bubble bath is one of life’s greatest pleasures!

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By: Mary https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-434989 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-434989 Sometimes, when you have a chronic illness that is not avoidable, supplements are your best bet. I don’t have an interest in eating all day long to fruitlessly attempt to take in all that my body is unable to process normally. And I will never give up the printed word. Try to curl up in a hammock and read the news online. Not the same.

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By: Carrie https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-434534 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:34:17 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-434534 I must have been raised right, because I don’t waste my money on most of these things. The only things that I do is one prescription (insurance pays for most of it anyway) and eating out a little more than I should (which still isn’t very often compared to the bulk of people).

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By: Ivor Bigun https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-433877 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:06:00 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-433877 Isn’t life meant to be abundant? Sometimes it makes us feel good to spend money on wasteful things. You have some good points which are common sense but I’d rather aim for an income bracket where I can enjoy luxuries and treat those I care about.

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By: Kelly https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-433756 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:22:02 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-433756 As far as newspaper and magazine reading (and maybe some BOOK reading folks), why not mention the LIBRARY? Also counts as amazing free entertainment.

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By: Dakota https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-425702 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:51:34 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-425702 About the TV thing. Nice if you live in the states, hulu ONLY works in the US. The rest of the world actually has to search for stuff, and the way the EU is pushing Canada, and the states ripping canada off, soon we’ll only get to see canadian content on an actual tv.

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By: Rudy Emilien https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-422342 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:21:23 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-422342 Great post Marc.
I don’t understand why people spend a lot of money just to get a fancy car. I heard some people even make loans to buy expensive cars.

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By: Eileen L. Olson https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-421851 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:23:52 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-421851 Mostly I manage to get rid of my garbage responsibly but it is sometimes depressing whenever I take a look at what the rest of the world is doing to this beautiful planet!

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By: Sheri https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-417752 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:42:34 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-417752 Good post! But I disagree with the newspaper subscriptions-as technology grows, we lose a lot of things. The newspaper press is going to die out at one point. Computers will continue to be used and improved-so much so that people are now starting to read books online.

I’ve never received a letter in the mail. We really can’t do everything on the internet, and I love reading the news when its in my hands, not on a screen-I trust it a whole lot more.

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By: Mike Reeves-McMillan https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/comment-page-1/#comment-417424 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:43:10 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2010/09/13/18-things-you-are-wasting-money-on/#comment-417424 I’m glad you mentioned supplements, that’s a bit of a hobbyhorse of mine. Someday I will rant about it on my blog. When fresh, nutritious food is so enjoyable, it makes no sense to get less for more money in pill form.

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