We recently interviewed Blunt Money and found out a bit more of her financial background as well as reasons why she started her blog. Check out her interview here! She has oh so nicely shared with us some of her more popular posts from her blog. We thought that since her readers like them so much, you might would too. So here they are, as well as what we think.
First off, Blunt Money explores 9 ways to be a frugal shopper at Costco. One of the ones that she mentions is to do some window shopping. This is really helpful because how will you know if it truly is worth the cost of a membership before you even know the prices? It just makes sense to look before you leap in this case. Her comments section also led to a really interesting and useful tidbit - You don’t have to be a member to use the Costco Pharmacy. Who knew?
Next, she explores 10 common obstacles that prevent you from being wealthy. Not only does she tell you what they are, but she also gives you ways you can overcome them. Thanks for the heads up! One of the more common ones we notice in others is that they are impatient. However, sit back and think about how you were impatient when you didn’t want to wait for the coffee to brew, but you could zip through the drive through at Starbucks (it ends with bucks for a reason). What about when you didn’t want to have to wait for dinner to cook and you chose to order some take out? Yup, that’s what we call impatient too.
And finally, Blunt Money asks a really good question concerning our fears of appearing to be poor:
“what does the fear of looking poor (or worse, cheap) cost us? Both emotionally and monetarily?”
See what others had to say in the comments section of that post. Here’s one to get you thinking in the meantime:
“I agree with your point about being more worried about “looking poor” when I was indeed broke and in debt. Now that we have some assets, we find a lot of value in “looking poor”. We park our 12-yo sedan in a sea of new SUVs — who worried about it being stolen? It gets dinged — oh well! We live in a modest home with hand-me-down furnishings, used bicycles, and (mostly) older electronics. We share hand-me-down clothes with the neighbors and wear casual high-quality clothes for years — rock on! We’re not “keeping up with the Joneses” — we ARE our own Joneses.”
Thanks for sharing these links with us, Blunt Money. Go check out her blog, and get up to date with her latest posts.
Related:
Getting To Know Blunt Money
Coffee Wars : What Side Do You Sip?
Cramer : How To Avoid Being Poor
How To Determine Your Wants VS Your Needs
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