Comments on: Playing for Perfect Personal Finance

By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:17:50 +0000

Some people also compare it to training for a marathon or a tri.

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:51:01 +0000

Good post – I would add one from Gretzky:

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”

How it applies to PF:

If you have done your research and are comfortable with a stock selection or index fund selection, then act on it.

Just a thought,

The Dividend Guy

By: Think Ryuko

Think Ryuko — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:01:46 +0000

Fantastic analogy from a great team. I’ll try to use these tips as I make my slow way into financial freedom.

By: Brip Blap

Brip Blap — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:53:34 +0000

Don’t forget making sure that you videotape all of your neighbor’s financial dealings secretly.

Go Big Blue! Last hope of the free world to stop Surly Bill (at least until he loses to a healthy Colts team in the AFC championship)!

Good analogies. I’d throw in something along the lines of “you don’t have to have a team full of superstars to win.” In personal finance, too many people are looking for the superstar stock or real estate investment or job or whatever to help them “win”. In reality, you can take a lot of dull, average investments and pull them together to create a winning “team” that will carry you to the Super Bowl of financial success, and from there to the Disneyland of financial freedom.

Did I stretch the analogy too far? :)

By: JvW

JvW — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:09:03 +0000

After dynasty comes Legend.

I really like this comparison and need to use it in my personal finances – one month at a time.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:17:22 +0000

If you are already a dynasty what comes after that?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:39:30 +0000

The Patriots suck ;)

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:16:27 +0000

I think sports analogies are one of the best ways to get through to men who otherwise wouldn’t be interested in money matters. Especially when you look at stats and how closely we track/know them, it’s really scary sometimes how deep this knowledge goes. And when it’s applied to “complicated” things like investing in the stock market, I’ve found men can warm up to it and show some interest.

Oh and I lived in Boston for 4 1/2 years so go Pats!