tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post8487591329976875580..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: The no spend conclusionChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-354038208529266592011-06-24T21:55:12.102+10:002011-06-24T21:55:12.102+10:00Garry and I were pretty much on the re- evaluation...Garry and I were pretty much on the re- evaluation journey before the collapse but it still took some adjustment in thinking. I don't think that most people have realized yet that our old ways are not coming back. There are various reasons for this. Yet, if we accept this, we can start a building a better way of doing things, which is what we have been working on ourselves. Its still economy based, though not consumer driven for us. Fact is, we need money when we need money. But when do we " need" it?LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-11939040877270339422011-06-23T07:47:45.465+10:002011-06-23T07:47:45.465+10:00Hi Bwendo and Linda, thanks for both commenting. I...Hi Bwendo and Linda, thanks for both commenting. It's a pretty confronting sentiment I think we're all facing, now money is becoming scarce.<br /><br />I think you're right Linda, money may not come easily to our economies again. Even if it does come back, I think Dave and I are now placed that we're not investing purely in money any more. We're investing in living things to take care of us, the way it has always taken care of mankind (generally speaking) in the past.<br /><br />It does feel great to reach that next level of maturity, doesn't it? Where you can disconnect from ambivilance and be true to the life in-front of you. Not always an easy thing to do I might add, LOL.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment on my wedding photo, I've actually got a post lined up today because when I went through the photos to get that picture, I was swept up by the day again and had to share it.<br /><br />I'm such a mushy romantic sometimes. ;)<br /><br />I think you're onto the right sentiment there Bwendo, with your chicken coop. It's funny how those little things we consider maybe a "hobby", are actually long reaching exercises that stay with us for as long as we can remember.<br /><br />Every time you visit your coop, you'll know that's where your investment lies. That's where you stuck to you guns and achieved something new. Something where living creatures are taking up residence, and in their own way, being productive.<br /><br />That *all* came by your own hand, you made every decision and the money stayed in it's place. It's empowering stuff and yet it stays very humble too, as a chicken coop.<br /><br />Thanks for participating (Linda too) and facing those difficult parts that aren't always so easy to recognise. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-62917146083057541072011-06-22T21:56:48.507+10:002011-06-22T21:56:48.507+10:00P.S.
A. You were a gorgeous bride:)
B. I also love...P.S.<br />A. You were a gorgeous bride:)<br />B. I also love baskets.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-48676989700727824732011-06-22T21:55:12.710+10:002011-06-22T21:55:12.710+10:00Very thoughtful post. Thanks for sharing it. I gre...Very thoughtful post. Thanks for sharing it. I grew up in a feast or famine environment and became a very successful adult in my career. Yet, thanks to the feast or famine upbringing, I'm pretty ambivalent about money. This can be good when its not there but a disadvantage when it is. In other words, spending it wisely was harder for me. I had the sense that even if it wasn't there today, it would easily materialize tomorrow. Most of the time I was correct. <br />But, times changed. The economy collapsed. Money wasn't going to come along as easily as it has in the past. It never will again I believe. <br />But this has been a very good lesson to me. I never defined myself by how much money I had to spend so much as feeling "lucky" sort of like gamblers who could win jackpots every other time they play.<br />On the one hand this is a good attitude to have. On the other hand, its not really dealing with the reality head on. <br /><br />We have very little choice right now. We cannot spend at will anymore and no, the money tree is not producing miracles! <br />It feels to good to finally have grown up:)LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-1955141813056711242011-06-22T14:00:26.866+10:002011-06-22T14:00:26.866+10:00Thought provoking stuff - We have a small business...Thought provoking stuff - We have a small business and are feeling the slow down in consumer sentiment - and it had definitely changed our relationship with money.<br />Just last week we sold an 'investment' property we were probably ill-advised to purchase in the first place. This year we have made conscious decisions to delay new purchases or just completely forgo the purchase altogether.<br />And I don't think we are any worse off for it. just like making our chicken coop, we set a goal to do it on $50 budgets each weekend - it took a little longer, but being very price sensitive made me come up with alternatives I would otherwise not.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590086429820461738noreply@blogger.com