Comments on: Are you richer than your peers? http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/ Put the \"personal\" back in personal finance, the \"me\" in money management, the \"I\" in investing. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: mike d http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9291 mike d Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:52:51 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9291 Interesting tool, fun graphics, but limited use. Where's the net worth section? Or the investments/retirement portfolio section? I really don't care about how much my car is worth relative to my neighbors. In other news, first Jonathan Clements left the WSJ Sunday, and now Jeff Opdyke is leaving too. What's up with my favorite national finance writers all leaving? Thankfully I still have Kara's column to read on Sunday! Sorry, random off-topic. Interesting tool, fun graphics, but limited use. Where’s the net worth section? Or the investments/retirement portfolio section? I really don’t care about how much my car is worth relative to my neighbors.

In other news, first Jonathan Clements left the WSJ Sunday, and now Jeff Opdyke is leaving too. What’s up with my favorite national finance writers all leaving? Thankfully I still have Kara’s column to read on Sunday!

Sorry, random off-topic.

]]> By: Christopher http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9285 Christopher Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:05:25 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9285 Stephanie, There are lots of good tools out there. I'm not sure what your specific challenges are, so it's tough to point you in any specific direction. Essentially - track your spending, spend less than you take in, and save the extra wisely. If you need advice on any or all of those three tasks, do some reading. Financial wisdom is simple stuff, but it doesn't do itself. Chris Stephanie,

There are lots of good tools out there. I’m not sure what your specific challenges are, so it’s tough to point you in any specific direction.

Essentially - track your spending, spend less than you take in, and save the extra wisely. If you need advice on any or all of those three tasks, do some reading. Financial wisdom is simple stuff, but it doesn’t do itself.

Chris

]]> By: bsimon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9282 bsimon Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:29:18 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9282 LDH writes "Perhaps this will be a wakeup call for many that their neighbors/coworkers really aren’t doing as well as their leased luxury cars and items purchased with CC would have us to believe." Indeed. A lot of people out there are fakin' it. LDH writes
“Perhaps this will be a wakeup call for many that their neighbors/coworkers really aren’t doing as well as their leased luxury cars and items purchased with CC would have us to believe.”

Indeed. A lot of people out there are fakin’ it.

]]> By: Wade http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9281 Wade Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:25:49 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9281 I'm over 5 mil than my average peer. I’m over 5 mil than my average peer.

]]> By: Stephanie http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9280 Stephanie Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:25:30 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9280 Ok we suck! I would love to find an online tool that will help us get on track and stay there. Ok we suck! I would love to find an online tool that will help us get on track and stay there.

]]> By: LDH http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9279 LDH Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:14:10 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9279 Perhaps this will be a wakeup call for many that their neighbors/coworkers really aren't doing as well as their leased luxury cars and items purchased with CC would have us to believe. Hopefully it can lead to more contentedness and laying off the need to match up to what our perceptions are... Perhaps this will be a wakeup call for many that their neighbors/coworkers really aren’t doing as well as their leased luxury cars and items purchased with CC would have us to believe. Hopefully it can lead to more contentedness and laying off the need to match up to what our perceptions are…

]]> By: The Div Guy http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9278 The Div Guy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:12:32 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/kablog/2008/06/12/are-you-richer-than-your-peers/#comment-9278 I like to use NetworthIQ.com to track my net worth and compare myself to others. I like to use NetworthIQ.com to track my net worth and compare myself to others.

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