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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think this thread reflects well on OP at all.  I understand the satisfaction of reaching a financial goal, but shouldn't that be enough?  Shouldn't you just be happy enough that your kids won't have college debt etc?  Do you really need to brag about it on DCUM?  Lady, nobody has any idea who you are.  You are still going to be scrimping and saving away and not "showing off" and nobody will know or care what you are up to.  I'm an extremely thrifty shopper myself, but sometimes I recognize that if you get too extreme, it is a form of greed, to be so gleeful about the money you are saving.  Money is a means to an end, not an end unto itself.  You could end up like my grandmother, who was a savvy investor and left my father a small fortune when she died, which he subsequently squandered, very very quickly.  All her life's work came to nothing.  But hey, at least he didn't have debt after college!  Don't be that person, OP.[/quote]

Not OP but she won't be that person for many reasons.  She isn't too extreme as she spends a lot on vacations she said.  She also lives Ina good home, so she isn't depriving herself, she seems more disciplined.  I'm fascinated by this, actually.  I wouldn't think it could add up, but bit by bit I guess it could.  I also don't think your grandmom's life work came to "nothing" because after she did your grandpa spent what was left.  [/quote]

Nope, he had died years earlier.  It did come to nothing, trust me.  This is something people need to recognize- it's good to be disciplined, it's good to save, but you can't take it with you when you die.  Money means very little.  OP could very well be "that person," she's already reached the point where she is overly excited about something not worth being excited about.  Irregardless, I'm pretty sure she's a troll, as a similar poster was many months ago.[/quote]

You can't take it with you but I watched both grandmothers of mine be dependent on their children and need full time care at a huge cost every day.  I would rather sag for THAT rainy day then spend it away....[/quote]

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