Comments on: Sundry Monday: Cheap Candy, Liz Phair, How To Make Your Neighbors Jealous, and More Feed Problems

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:15:28 +0000

I liked the Family Feud reference. Unfortunately, that stat probably WAS accurate as most people equate expensive cars and big homes with wealth. When I was in debt and barely out of college I went a bought a dumb, expensive SUV and all my friends thought I was rolling! I was…rolling in payments.

By: Mr. Stupid

Mr. Stupid — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:11:19 +0000

Apparently, the people who answer Family Feud surveys haven’t read The Millionaire Next Door. That book opened my eyes to the fact that it’s the people who DONT have the bigger houses or the nicer cars are the ones with more money.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:40:33 +0000

Family Feud is on the weekend if you get The Gameshow Network. I typically listen to music or watch CNBC during the day while working.

By: Ryuko

Ryuko — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:44:57 +0000

btw, for those who work during the day, Family Feud surveys are infamously inaccurate and screwed-up ;)

By: Ryuko

Ryuko — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:43:42 +0000

OK so it does sound a little cheap to go buy that candy after the holiday. Fortunately, my wife likes the idea. I obviously got her a few small, but nice chocolates for Valentine’s Day, but on the 15th we picked up probably $30 worth of candy for us and our son for about $7. And I’m not talking Hershey’s — more like the stuff in the $10-$15 range. It’s no good next year. That stuff lasted us a month. Speaking of an inexpensive Valentine’s Day, Costco normally has a pretty good arrangement of flowers, and they’re about $15 year-round here.

Now you know you’re working at home when you watch The Feud! (or in Foodservice, like I was when i watched it). Ah.. the guy next door… who happens to be in debt up to his eyeballs. There’s more than one reason why they say never buy nice furniture while in the military!

By: Traciatim

Traciatim — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:41:30 +0000

Wow, I would have put well maintained house/yard, and well maintained car, up above nicer car and bigger house. Pretty much anyone can lease a nice fat BMW if they scrounge enough . . . but can they afford to keep it running for 4 years?

Also, I think the answers are a little suspect. The question was ‘how do you KNOW’ . . . to which there is only one answer; Compare financial statements. The questions should be “How do you judge if your neighbour has more money than you” . . . I guess I’m wishing too much :)