Comments on: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Snow Edition

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:47:32 +0000

PS- A snowblower for a couple inches of snow? C’mon Trent.

By: krantcents

krantcents — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:08:37 +0000

I am selling a couple of antiques I inherited which do not fit in with our house.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:26:12 +0000

Ok – I micromanage my money – in that I have a budeget for every penny and update my spreadsheets nearly daily. But I have no problem going in the negative in one category as long as the whole picture looks good – and you can transfer from one column to another to avoid eating ramen – this is not rocket science, it’s just keeping track of ‘gee I overspent on fun stuff this month, I should probably not buy that new dress, but move money from clothes to fun for next month’

By: valleycat1

valleycat1 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:34:25 +0000

I can see how micromanaging cash flow in/out for awhile can be helpful when getting started toward more fiscal responsbility. But long term, regular money management is healthier.

What gets insane is when someone micro-manages their budget, to the extent that they’ve spent all the food budget & are eating generic cereal for all meals at the end of the month, but still have money in a discretionary category that they will only spend on the assigned category (clothes, pet, saving toward a trip, etc). I know at least 2 people who do this.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:19:49 +0000

Manging?

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:11:53 +0000

Selling on eBay has become more hassle than it’s worth. And as eBay continues to gouge sellers with a variety of ever increasing fees, it makes it difficult to come out ahead. Lately I’ve found that the deals to be had on eBay are few and far between, and as a seller, items aren’t capturing the prices they deserve (from a collector’s standpoint.) Maybe it’s a reflection of the overall economy, but eBay isn’t what it used to be.