tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post6985429246966847153..comments2018-09-30T15:52:59.985-04:00Comments on Lose Your Money Blues: Financial Advice for the Dark Days of FebruaryIris http://www.blogger.com/profile/12565582310115004572noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-42223875766970617612008-02-13T19:39:00.000-05:002008-02-13T19:39:00.000-05:00Don't forget about recycling. Save money and save...Don't forget about recycling. Save money and save the earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-87398877757980655262008-02-13T19:07:00.000-05:002008-02-13T19:07:00.000-05:00Very good! And I suspect there will be a lot of in...Very good! And I suspect there will be a lot of interest in this blog given the current economic economic state of affairs.<BR/><BR/>I'm just naturally a tightwad. I've always just put tax refunds and other windfalls into the bank. To me, saving money is intrinsically pleasurable.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with this project!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587322265256780784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-68322744310836694152008-02-13T14:16:00.000-05:002008-02-13T14:16:00.000-05:00The Japanese were slow to get into credit cards, b...The Japanese were slow to get into credit cards, but they're getting used to it. But mostly -- don't know if it's still the case -- cash was the way. I remember visiting my aunt in Tokyo years ago, and having someone come by to collect for utilities, and that was the way they did it. Can you imagine doing it that way in the US? Think of how some people avoid kids collecting for newspaper delivery!<BR/><BR/>A useful blog, Lily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-76700029117437140772008-02-12T23:25:00.000-05:002008-02-12T23:25:00.000-05:00Excellent advice! I noticed that in Japan credit ...Excellent advice! I noticed that in Japan credit cards are not accepted in many restaurants and shops. This means less consumer debt, and it may account for the relatively good state of the Japanese economy. I realize that some feel that consumer spending, even to the point of most Americans being very much in debt, is good for the economy, but maybe it's better to have old-fashioned balance, as you suggest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271430150659884336.post-2879806249166996982008-02-12T17:47:00.000-05:002008-02-12T17:47:00.000-05:00All very good points - and appropriate for this se...All very good points - and appropriate for this season and the very 'soft' Economy ahead.<BR/><BR/>I would add a point - having just finished a Re-Finance: By moving debt to a different location doesn't make it go away - it is just being carried in a different place; and with ReFi - it also costs you something as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957153384625124480noreply@blogger.com