Comments on: Money can’t buy me love

By: Weekly Favorites and Gratitude! «Budgeting In the Fun Stuff

Weekly Favorites and Gratitude! «Budgeting In the Fun Stuff — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:55:52 +0000

[...] Money Can’t Buy Me Love This is from 2008, before I paid attention to blogs, but it was so moving…I had to include [...]

By: The Investor

The Investor — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:05:55 +0000

MikeS – Thanks for your thoughts, I know what you mean about missed last opportunities. My best to you and your mom.

By: MikeS

MikeS — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:21:25 +0000

Also found my way here from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff. Loved the article as I list my father to a heart attack 8 years ago. Thankfully we had a really good relationship, but his life was still cut too short for me. He was 64 when he passed and I was only 26.

The only regret I have is that I missed my weekly call to my parents that week. I lived a few hours away and called home every weekend to talk with them. I missed that Sunday call that week, don’t even remember why, and he passed away that Wednesday.

I now make sure that I’m never too busy to miss the call with my mom, as I don’t know whether they’ll be another.

By: Aurora

Aurora — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:54:46 +0000

came here from budgeting in the fun stuff’s blog…. this is a great article, thanks for sharing your story. wishing you and your family the best.

By: The Investor

The Investor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:21:09 +0000

@Budgeting – Thanks very much indeed for your comments. Grandparents are indeed a precious commodity, and I must admit I never really got the knack of getting to know mine before they all did. (My girlfriends did better, strangely?)

I hope you do well with yours. Thanks again, it’s good to know this post was read and thought about by someone out there.

By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:50:18 +0000

I wandered over from Sweating the Big Stuff and have been blown away. I don’t know you or your family, but I wish you the best.

I’m trying to get to know my grandparents better now in my mid-late twenties than when I was living with them as a child. They just reached their 80′s and I’m worried I won’t know enough about them before they go. I want to connect with my parents, but all of this judgement from both sides gets in the way.

I just want to say thank you for this. Thank you for making me think about loss while also thinking about my future. Good luck to you and yours.
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By: Interview Series: Monevator | Sweating The Big Stuff

Interview Series: Monevator | Sweating The Big Stuff — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:19:39 +0000

[...] My second choice is a long and self-indulgent one about my father, which puts what I’ve said above into more context. I’m going to pick it because Google doesn’t understand it and so never ever sends anyone to it, and if you’ve got time I think it’s one of the better things I’ve written. It’s called Money Can’t Buy Me love. [...]

By: The Investor

The Investor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:16:57 +0000

Thanks for your kind thoughts.

By: Roy Bush

Roy Bush — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:53:35 +0000

Hi there i am a relatively new reader of your blog and enjoy your financial views and as you rightly say there is more to life than saving and investing when someone close to you is unwell especially older parents which i also have. As much as i enjoy your financial advice it is also nice to see a personal side to people so you can get a feel for the kind of person they are,so keep up the good work and kind regards
Roy

By: Five Lessons I Learned From My Own Frugal Dad | Frugal Dad

Five Lessons I Learned From My Own Frugal Dad | Frugal Dad — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:01:42 +0000

[...] problems mean my father will never now read this article that he’s inspired with his low-spending [...]