Comments on: 3 Reasons Why Personal Finance Should Not Be Personal

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:25:27 +0000

I’ve only discussed personal finances on a very superficial level with my friends. We are all mid 20’s and it seems that the most common answer when it comes to personal finances is “My dad/uncle/mom/etc.. takes care of it and invests for me.” I on the other hand, seeing my parents investments go up and down, would rather take care of my own. It just seems I don’t have many people to discuss it with.

As for discussing personal finances or money, I recently just moved back from being abroad and one of the most common questions I was asked was , “How much do you make?” I was getting this from taxi drivers even! I don’t mind talking about money if I make less than someone or when we are on the same level, but when I make more I feel embarassed for some reason.

MissMentor

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Does your pastor check your giving record? | rocket finance — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:58:31 +0000

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By: The Financial Blogger | Did You Say Joint Account?

The Financial Blogger | Did You Say Joint Account? — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:03:14 +0000

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By: The Financial Blogger

The Financial Blogger — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:56:56 +0000

I guess we won’t become hedge fund trader tomorrow morning

It’s my worst overall performance this year (-5%), it sucks to lose money!

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:09:26 +0000

Not so great. The stock is down about 10-12% from where I bought it. However since I bought it for the dividend (which has gone up a bit) and long term capital appreciation I guess it’s just fine.

Mike

By: The Financial Blogger

The Financial Blogger — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:25:10 +0000

Thx FP!

I’m trying to take more time proofreading my post!

My uranium stock is not doing so great actually;-) I would say that at -25% it’s definitely not my best stock in my portfolio!!

I will have to revisit my strategy at the end of the year

How BMO is doing?

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:45:14 +0000

Interesting post – good editing too

I do talk with some of my friends about finances as well as one of my sisters. Part of the problem I find is that a lot of people have zero interest in finances so there is not much to talk about with them.

Speaking of accountability – how is your uranium fund doing?

Mike