tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post7433698771773524499..comments2023-10-25T05:48:49.540-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Doctors Wife: Making Mistakes: Part 1From A Doctors Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410694740641116438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-3744323619295103402013-10-21T09:40:22.134-04:002013-10-21T09:40:22.134-04:00This is great practical advise for us on the lower...This is great practical advise for us on the lower rung of the ladder. I appreciate it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005568179357506599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-39605837997418145272013-10-17T16:40:39.849-04:002013-10-17T16:40:39.849-04:00Thanks for sharing! Hubby and I have something of ...Thanks for sharing! Hubby and I have something of the same problem. I make a good salary, but the purpose of it is to pay off student loans and save for a down payment. Still, it's really difficult when we're both working so hard all the time not to "treat" ourselves to things now and then... until the "treats" end up happening every day! I know what you mean about the gut feeling of the mistake when you know you shouldn't do it, but the temptation is so strong. I find that a good phone call with my parents or Hubby's parents generally does the trick if we're thinking of big-ticket purchases--they remind us about our goals and priorities and really question us about the shiny new thing we suddenly seem to need.Tuesday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254396018626291386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-48938301885767996252013-10-17T13:31:04.462-04:002013-10-17T13:31:04.462-04:00I wished I had learned that lesson earlier in life...I wished I had learned that lesson earlier in life so now I'm playing catch up. It doesn't matter how much money you make or don't make, you should live within your means on a budget. Rich and poor people go bankrupt everyday.The Frugal Exerciser - Sheila Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535402647615220215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-73255904062346133932013-10-17T10:57:58.263-04:002013-10-17T10:57:58.263-04:00Thanks for writing this! Our plan has always been...Thanks for writing this! Our plan has always been to not spend the stipend and save it for a down payment on a house. Now that we are *THIS* close to signing a contract I can see how it could be difficult to follow through! The temptations! The delayed gratification! You have renewed my strength to hold on ;)Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522403512890481097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-20518431954697100492013-10-17T09:54:51.211-04:002013-10-17T09:54:51.211-04:00Thanks. I needed to read this. I am not a Dr, nor...Thanks. I needed to read this. I am not a Dr, nor a Dr wife, but a newly graduated nurse making more money than I ever have before, and it's a struggle to be practical and pay off debts and save for a house when you could so easily spend on more frivolous things now. I too have been craving a new car that I don't yet really need. Thank you again for the light reality check.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558286299653986907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-12486793271273559972013-10-17T00:08:38.599-04:002013-10-17T00:08:38.599-04:00True true true! We just bought a very modest vehic...True true true! We just bought a very modest vehicle. I wanted to get docH a newish vehicle as well. He refuses for now. And we put the stipend in MY account out of state as a necessity--we were in between accounts closing a local and opening another local. worked out perfect because it's like a little nest egg i forget about. i pay tuition, credit cards and babysitters with that nest egg. and our regular account is a sad little thing like always. i appreciate your honesty. i will say it's hard. i have done some DUMB things and watch one cc go up and up and up. time to rein in my spending as well. anonymousdocmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517117124225921755noreply@blogger.com