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[quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm a spender on some things. Business class when I go on vacation (unless its just absurdly priced), I will spend $150 on dinner once a week without blinking, but I also don't have cable ( such a waste when Hulu is $8) and I drive a Honda...

This has been an evolution. I used to be a spender - never to the point of buying dinner on credit without absolute intention of paying it off, but I used to buy a lot of gadgets, expensive toys, leased a BMW at 23 (granted I had a six figure income but still), I never cared about what something cost - but I also didn't go into debt for it. It was more like if I had a dollar to spend, I spent it. Eventually, and it took me a few years, I realized that saving was better.

I started viewing every dollar saved as a dollar spent - but spent better. Honestly, I've probably become to much of a saver (~60k a year) at the expense of some comforts.... I continue to work on finding balance.

I think the important thing (and as I said, I'm still working on this) is being reasonable. A few things my wife buys drive me batshit with fury (do both kids need their own copy of the fuckin caterpillar book ???? Argh!!!) and some things I spend money on drive her absolutely assraping pissed (stupid iPhone apps I play with once).

Good luck.... [/quote]

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