a secret to earn more

Philippines
April 27, 2007 4:58am CST
i learned something basic yet very high impact today. i was blabbing to my elder sister about how much i wanted to earn more and then she just simply blurted out to me: if you want to earn more, you should spend less. well, i was really struck by it! i think she is tight! :) and from now on, i'll spend less and save up so that i can help myself earn more. do you agree with this guys?
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@domen_ (91)
• Slovenia
30 Apr 07
As someone posted before me, I think spending less is not earning more but it is only saving more. If you want to earn more you have to find other ways to get money. My personal wish is to earn more, not save more;). Because when you sometime earn more it is not hard to save more. But if you just keep saving more you are limited by your earnings.
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@feliniti (875)
27 Apr 07
Of course it is true. Making this a reality is the tricky part! :) If we budget in a more efficient way, then naturally it follows that we have more to spend. So effectually we have earned more. It seems so simple when you think about it? How could I not have thought of this before? One might think. I do agree, spending less will feel the same as earning more. "Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves." Old English Proverb Having said all that, it is not always fun to be tight with money. After all is said and done it is about doing what feels right for you and works for you. Hope that is helpful. :)
@toonatoons (3737)
• Philippines
5 Jul 07
she has a great point, indeed. the thing is, don't spend more than your capacity. i admit, there are plenty of "temptations" out there, and what appears to be gold, really is not. so before buying anything, ask yourself, do i really need this? will i die if i don't have it?
@eseomame (1146)
• United States
27 Apr 07
Spending less is the key to saving more, not earning more. Spending is so inevitable that the moment you stop buying something, you start buying another... it happens all teh time.
@jolope (987)
• Philippines
27 Apr 07
yeah.. i think its true.. spending less is the key to saving more.. i've tried and i failed but it doesn't mean that i gave up..^_^ good luck to us man..!
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@Postrock (270)
• Italy
20 Nov 07
lol..surprisingly enough..it is true :P
@brothertuck (1257)
• United States
15 Jun 07
You want to earn more for a couple reasons, one is to pay bills you already have, one is to get something in particular, one is to keep what you have and get more. Now for the first especially saving and not spending as much is a good choice, for the second it is half and half depending on what you want and what it costs, the third you don't want to give up what you have so you don't try to save you just try to earn more to get the extra you want. Saving is one thing but it's not the same as earning more. I would rather earn more then worry about saving.