The website Get Rich Slowly had the good taste to link to this blog, according to the nice links page.
The writer’s also a comics fan facing the temptations all comics fans face:
For example, I just returned from a trip to the bank. I deposited a couple of checks which caused my balance to increase to what, for me, is an enormous sum. (Next week I’ll share my dilemma over what to do with this money.)
Rather than come directly home, I had to stop at the comic book store. This isn’t necessarily bad. I’ve been training myself to buy only comics I genuinely want, not to buy for the sake of buying. Today there wasn’t anything that I had to have. I should have left empty-handed. I didn’t. Instead I found a couple of books that looked mildly interesting. I spent $50.
This is stupid. I know perfectly well that the several new collections I want are due out later this month. I should have saved for them. But because I was feeling flush, I craved the rush of a new purchase. So I spent $50.
Get Rich Slowly espouses sound, modest financial advice, practicality, and frugality. No flopping of real estate quick money schemes. No lottery winners. Just normal people getting control over their money and spending it wisely.
You can buy whatever you want if you can afford it…including those comics. Just be realistic about what you can afford.
I live out in the middle of nowhere, and could not go shopping even if I wanted to. There is nowhere to shop. So, it’s easy to pat myself on the back about my frugality! It’s not like I have any temptation out here.
But I’ve done a good bit of traveling lately, and found myself drooling at the handbags in fancy shops on 5th Avenue. I do not know how city folks control themselves!
Or perhaps I should not deprive myself so much: I think it tempts me to binge.
And of course, a big money savings tip is to read more comics on the web. Like mine. Hit HOME above and start reading.
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PS: Judging from this post, these dudes need to read my blog more often. You can do a lot with green tomatoes beyond letting them ripen or rot.
