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BlaqK20 · 02-21-2005, 12:21 AM

This tip might not work for everybody, but I find that it helps me become motivated financially.

Find a website, or forum that is frequently updated, or has a lot of activity going on. For example the Cnn Money website, or even the finance section of Tfproject.org. I say this because I'm a regular member on other car forums, and when I frequently read about the new parts that are coming out for my car and their performance improvements I tend to get an urge to buy it. And by being around people who's main concern is not really saving, but rather spending money, you tend to become part of them by simply reading and being around them because you start to want to buy it, too.

So by becoming a regular on a site that revolvs about saving money( this thread ), or reading about financial related issues, it can put you into a mindset where your thinkin more about saving money, rather than saving up for your next part to go on the car.

I found that while only staying on "hobby" sites, I tend to ignore my financial status and rather worry about how I will save up enough to pay for that part, rather than "do I really need this part?". By visiting this site, or rather this thread, I actually realized that wasting all my extra income for the month I could be investing it in something that brings me much more in return in the future which I could then spend on many more parts for my car and not have to live my month "paycheck to paycheck". It kinda relates to how you become like the friends you hang out with saying.

I dont know of too many sites, or forums like it but Cnn Money is always a good place to read about money related issues. If anyone is a member of another forum that relates to finance/business in general, please PM me the site or post the link.

02-21-2005, 12:21 AM	#35 (permalink)
BlaqK20 Upright	This tip might not work for everybody, but I find that it helps me become motivated financially. Find a website, or forum that is frequently updated, or has a lot of activity going on. For example the Cnn Money website, or even the finance section of Tfproject.org. I say this because I'm a regular member on other car forums, and when I frequently read about the new parts that are coming out for my car and their performance improvements I tend to get an urge to buy it. And by being around people who's main concern is not really saving, but rather spending money, you tend to become part of them by simply reading and being around them because you start to want to buy it, too. So by becoming a regular on a site that revolvs about saving money( this thread ), or reading about financial related issues, it can put you into a mindset where your thinkin more about saving money, rather than saving up for your next part to go on the car. I found that while only staying on "hobby" sites, I tend to ignore my financial status and rather worry about how I will save up enough to pay for that part, rather than "do I really need this part?". By visiting this site, or rather this thread, I actually realized that wasting all my extra income for the month I could be investing it in something that brings me much more in return in the future which I could then spend on many more parts for my car and not have to live my month "paycheck to paycheck". It kinda relates to how you become like the friends you hang out with saying. I dont know of too many sites, or forums like it but Cnn Money is always a good place to read about money related issues. If anyone is a member of another forum that relates to finance/business in general, please PM me the site or post the link.