*GASP*
I think these clothes are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen. If I were a famous Russian ballet dancer (see Emily's post from today) from the late nineteenth century with lots of rich adoring fans who lavished gifts upon me I would totally wear these clothes.
Instead, I am saving for retirement. It is a gloomy prospect. But with our nation's personal savings rate somewhere around 2%, I take not a little pride in being fiscally responsible.
I also recently read a summary of a story by Warren Buffet about the trade deficit called "Squanderville vs. Thriftville". It was published in 2003 in Fortune magazine, and you can read a summary here. I initially heard about it in an depressing documentary about the national debt, which you can see here. It's seems to be only a 30-minute excerpt from the full documentary, but it's still quite enlightening.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Money
*GASP*
I think these clothes are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen. If I were a famous Russian ballet dancer (see Emily's post from today) from the late nineteenth century with lots of rich adoring fans who lavished gifts upon me I would totally wear these clothes.
Instead, I am saving for retirement. It is a gloomy prospect. But with our nation's personal savings rate somewhere around 2%, I take not a little pride in being fiscally responsible.
I also recently read a summary of a story by Warren Buffet about the trade deficit called "Squanderville vs. Thriftville". It was published in 2003 in Fortune magazine, and you can read a summary here. I initially heard about it in an depressing documentary about the national debt, which you can see here. It's seems to be only a 30-minute excerpt from the full documentary, but it's still quite enlightening.
I think these clothes are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen. If I were a famous Russian ballet dancer (see Emily's post from today) from the late nineteenth century with lots of rich adoring fans who lavished gifts upon me I would totally wear these clothes.
Instead, I am saving for retirement. It is a gloomy prospect. But with our nation's personal savings rate somewhere around 2%, I take not a little pride in being fiscally responsible.
I also recently read a summary of a story by Warren Buffet about the trade deficit called "Squanderville vs. Thriftville". It was published in 2003 in Fortune magazine, and you can read a summary here. I initially heard about it in an depressing documentary about the national debt, which you can see here. It's seems to be only a 30-minute excerpt from the full documentary, but it's still quite enlightening.
4 comments:
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Emily J said...
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Wow, those clothes are fantastic! You would look amazing in them, as well. I'll have to look at them all later when I'm not busy working (uh...like I'm supposed to be now, whoops). If I were thin, I would wear them too.
A shout-out! I feel so privileged. ;-)
Oh, Katie, how thrifty and fiscal you are. I <3 you. -
December 5, 2008 at 6:51 AM
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jessica said...
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I have been thinking about money, too. Especially budgeting. I just joined the website Mint.com. It's a really cool way to get snapshots of your finances - you put in your accounts and presto, you can see your spending habits. And best of all, it's free.
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December 5, 2008 at 10:53 PM
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Anna said...
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Those clothes remind me a little of the queen Amidala fashions. Not to insult your fashion sense or anything. But I'm sure you'd make them look amazing.
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December 16, 2008 at 11:23 AM
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Angy said...
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zeroth cousins = you share parents
first cousins = you share grandparents
second cousins = you share great-grandparents (so, your parents' cousins' children) -
December 20, 2008 at 2:36 PM
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4 comments:
Wow, those clothes are fantastic! You would look amazing in them, as well. I'll have to look at them all later when I'm not busy working (uh...like I'm supposed to be now, whoops). If I were thin, I would wear them too.
A shout-out! I feel so privileged. ;-)
Oh, Katie, how thrifty and fiscal you are. I <3 you.
I have been thinking about money, too. Especially budgeting. I just joined the website Mint.com. It's a really cool way to get snapshots of your finances - you put in your accounts and presto, you can see your spending habits. And best of all, it's free.
Those clothes remind me a little of the queen Amidala fashions. Not to insult your fashion sense or anything. But I'm sure you'd make them look amazing.
zeroth cousins = you share parents
first cousins = you share grandparents
second cousins = you share great-grandparents (so, your parents' cousins' children)
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