tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post5303691492055519129..comments2024-03-17T04:14:05.997-05:00Comments on Sam, Coffee, Money, & Thyme: More Balancing of the Now and FutureSAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-15950557177422450352017-06-05T21:15:44.630-05:002017-06-05T21:15:44.630-05:00I think the worst possible thing anyone can do is ...I think the worst possible thing anyone can do is to refuse to live in the now, choosing to sock everything away for the future. You're right it is about balance.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-7913880179403976712017-06-05T19:35:47.982-05:002017-06-05T19:35:47.982-05:00That's why it is my balancing act. I want to b...That's why it is my balancing act. I want to be prepared but not miserly and a shut in.SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-89825651812384857902017-06-05T19:34:25.338-05:002017-06-05T19:34:25.338-05:00Even our bad adventures are brought up fondly-pneu...Even our bad adventures are brought up fondly-pneumonia, torrential rain, mud slides and power outages in the Black Hills. Yes, experiences and now to purge to raise some funds!SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-40571527369764098302017-06-05T10:36:25.961-05:002017-06-05T10:36:25.961-05:00I agree with both you and Anne. Experiences are so...I agree with both you and Anne. Experiences are so much more valuable than things. Last year a friend I met in my early days in Switzerland came out here to celebrate her 60th birthday. This year, her also 60-year-old husband is terminal - he only has a few weeks to go. A friend of theirs drove all the way up to the north of England to visit her husband one last time, and when the friend drove home that weekend he dropped dead of a heart attack. It puts things in perspective. You have to be reasonable/sensible because retirement doesn't just pay for itself, but I'll take experiences over things any day. AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173509801114364154.post-7673893849607190422017-06-05T08:06:20.865-05:002017-06-05T08:06:20.865-05:00Since everyone here is grown and gone and I can lo...Since everyone here is grown and gone and I can look back at what was important, I think the wisest money we ever spent was on experiences. It is something I strongly encourage in my younger friends. I have never heard my sons sit around and bemoan some item they didn't have, but I have heard them recount (numerous times) things we did.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.com