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To: CSM

How many times are these supposed financial geniuses going to tell people to cut the Cable Bill? You can only turn it off once.


5 posted on 03/31/2011 1:16:28 PM PDT by j-damn
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To: j-damn

how many times are these supposed geniuses going to tell people to cut that cable bill...

I know several people that have not got that message yet-I think of one couple that have a wide screen tv- are always scrambling to meet the most basic expenses.

And no- they likely will not ever figure it out.


7 posted on 03/31/2011 1:21:24 PM PDT by handmade
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To: j-damn

Because most folks don’t listen and still have it on while going to bankruptcy.

I work with a lot of folks who complain about money but can’t, no-make that won’t, cut back on ANYTHING. Everyone of their kids has a seperate cell phone with bill for same. Cable with deluxe packages costing over $175 a month. Eating out most every day at work and then with the kids on the weekends, but nope, they can’t find any place to stop spending money.


16 posted on 03/31/2011 2:01:11 PM PDT by packrat35 (America is rapidly becoming a police state that East Germany could be proud of!)
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To: j-damn

I did all three of the things he is suggesting many years ago. We do have basic cable but that is it.


31 posted on 03/31/2011 4:09:22 PM PDT by sheana
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To: j-damn

Yes, much of Dave Ramsey is simple common sense. But the amazing thing is: so many people simply don’t understand that.

We did a sort of mini-Ramsey thing a couple of years ago, and the part that surprised us the most was that — hey, we are in pretty daggone good shape next to a lot of people! But we’ve kept our revolving credit at zero, stored 6 months of paychecks for “emergencies only” and gotten to where our only big expense is the mortgage.

Ramsey is basically the mom-and-dad discipline so many 20-40 something’s lack.


36 posted on 03/31/2011 5:52:00 PM PDT by workerbee (We're not scared, Maobama -- we're pissed off!)
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