Comments on: 10 Money Proverbs Examined

By: mattb

mattb — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:45:25 +0000

See, told ya I would get something wrong here!!! Thanks for the clarification, L.

By: L

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:36:30 +0000

*root, not right:)

By: L

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:36:05 +0000

“Money is the root of all evil.” Actually, it’s the LOVE of money is the right of all evil. The Bible, where this is from, also says that money is for a protection.

By: The sister

The sister — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:07:38 +0000

I like the proverb “I’d like to live as a poor man (woman, in my case) with lots of money”. To me living like a poor person that means being thankful for every little thing you have, particularly your family, friends, and health (like in Cinderella Man) but having lots of money so you have everything you need and can bless others as well.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:32:34 +0000

All good stuff…

I suppose that’s the reason they became proverbs in the first place. The one that I thought really cool was, “Penny wise, Pound foolish”. This is one I think a lot of modern frugality fans could benefit from. You can live frugally for years… then make one bad (large) decision like a home purchase and all that frugality can become null & void.