Comments on: Ramit Sethi’s Solution to the Post-Christmas Blues: Earn More Money http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/06/ramit-sethis-solution-to-the-post-christmas-blues-earn-more-money/ the blog for ambitions young professional women. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:08:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/06/ramit-sethis-solution-to-the-post-christmas-blues-earn-more-money/#comment-4187 Nicole Crimaldi Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:45:35 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1703#comment-4187 @FB - I'm surprised you feel iffy about Ramit's series, especially because you paid a lot of your debt off by freelancing. I agree that there is a definite limit to how many hours you can work overtime/freelance, but I disagree about a lack of skill or education. In fact, I think a lot of people use this as an excuse, along with the recession. I had an interesting phone call w/ my father about this topic this week. He barely graudated college yet built a multi-million dollar business with my Mom. He said, Nicole if I had a shovel and some dirt, I could work 4 hours after my day job and pay off any debt I had if I were you. I think about the dog daycare I send my dog to, for example, which was started by immigrants and now has at least 30 dogs a day at $16/day. That didn't require any special skill or education. In fact, going back to college would put the owner of the daycare at a disadvantage because now he has tons student loans to pay, and can't pay for his family to eat. We live in an age where there are so many ways to make money, let's stop making excuses and get on it! @FB – I’m surprised you feel iffy about Ramit’s series, especially because you paid a lot of your debt off by freelancing. I agree that there is a definite limit to how many hours you can work overtime/freelance, but I disagree about a lack of skill or education. In fact, I think a lot of people use this as an excuse, along with the recession. I had an interesting phone call w/ my father about this topic this week.

He barely graudated college yet built a multi-million dollar business with my Mom. He said, Nicole if I had a shovel and some dirt, I could work 4 hours after my day job and pay off any debt I had if I were you.

I think about the dog daycare I send my dog to, for example, which was started by immigrants and now has at least 30 dogs a day at $16/day. That didn’t require any special skill or education. In fact, going back to college would put the owner of the daycare at a disadvantage because now he has tons student loans to pay, and can’t pay for his family to eat.

We live in an age where there are so many ways to make money, let’s stop making excuses and get on it!

]]> By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/06/ramit-sethis-solution-to-the-post-christmas-blues-earn-more-money/#comment-4152 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:02:20 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1703#comment-4152 The only true path to wealth is both. Cut back and make more money. He's not saying anything profound in my opinion. Everyone wants to make more money. The focus is probably more interesting if you talk about ways to make more money. He's forgetting there's a limit to people making more money as well. You can only work so many hours of overtime. Or take on so many freelancing projects. Or there's a skill and/or education deficit that stops people from earning more money, and they may not have the money or chance to go back to school. The only true path to wealth is both. Cut back and make more money.

He’s not saying anything profound in my opinion. Everyone wants to make more money.

The focus is probably more interesting if you talk about ways to make more money.

He’s forgetting there’s a limit to people making more money as well. You can only work so many hours of overtime. Or take on so many freelancing projects.

Or there’s a skill and/or education deficit that stops people from earning more money, and they may not have the money or chance to go back to school.

]]> By: cara @ City Girl Chicago http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/01/06/ramit-sethis-solution-to-the-post-christmas-blues-earn-more-money/#comment-4123 cara @ City Girl Chicago Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:26:43 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=1703#comment-4123 My instinct is definitely to save, probably because it feels like more immediate satisfaction, so this is a very thoughtful post. My husband would love this post ~ he's great at keeping his eye on the big picture, and constantly telling me to enjoy my lattes, as his goals align to moving upward on our career paths, not pinching pennies perhaps it is really all about a balance of both~ My instinct is definitely to save, probably because it feels like more immediate satisfaction, so this is a very thoughtful post. My husband would love this post ~ he’s great at keeping his eye on the big picture, and constantly telling me to enjoy my lattes, as his goals align to moving upward on our career paths, not pinching pennies

perhaps it is really all about a balance of both~

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