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		<title>By: Natural</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-4978</link>
		<dc:creator>Natural</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hear ya Kat.  People show you the nice stuff they have but they sure as heck don't show you the payments and sleepless nights over bills. Even if they can pay for it easily, I still don't care..it's nice to have, but none of that can save your life.

I feel like you do..don't care about the car or the suit, but the man inside both.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hear ya Kat.  People show you the nice stuff they have but they sure as heck don&#8217;t show you the payments and sleepless nights over bills. Even if they can pay for it easily, I still don&#8217;t care..it&#8217;s nice to have, but none of that can save your life.</p>
<p>I feel like you do..don&#8217;t care about the car or the suit, but the man inside both.</p>
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		<title>By: Poetikat</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-4953</link>
		<dc:creator>Poetikat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Valerie,

If you ask my husband, he will tell you that I am the least bit interested in keeping up with anyone.  I don't care who has a new car, a new house, a big new job, or just won the lottery.  I just don't care. 
As long as I'm free to buy good food, good books, and good music, watch some of my favourite shows and write, write, write, I'm happy as a pig in poop.

Even as a young adult,  while other girls were gaga over new wheels, or flashy suits, I just rolled my eyes.  I always went for the poor musician types.

Kat

Poetikat's last blog post..&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PoetikatsInvisibleKeepsakes/~3/381833608/here-i-go-again.html"&gt;Here I go again!&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Valerie,</p>
<p>If you ask my husband, he will tell you that I am the least bit interested in keeping up with anyone.  I don&#8217;t care who has a new car, a new house, a big new job, or just won the lottery.  I just don&#8217;t care.<br />
As long as I&#8217;m free to buy good food, good books, and good music, watch some of my favourite shows and write, write, write, I&#8217;m happy as a pig in poop.</p>
<p>Even as a young adult,  while other girls were gaga over new wheels, or flashy suits, I just rolled my eyes.  I always went for the poor musician types.</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>Poetikat&#8217;s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PoetikatsInvisibleKeepsakes/~3/381833608/here-i-go-again.html">Here I go again!</a></p>
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		<title>By: Natural</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3046</link>
		<dc:creator>Natural</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>meleah rebeccah, I hear ya on that one, not if I have to pay for it.

it can make you sick, keep you up at night, turn your hair gray. i had a money dream last night about a 300$ car repair. my dreams, well some of them, are not for entertainment purposes...it's a freaking warning of something to come....i remember getting upset and worrying in my dream.  could just be a reminder that i need an oil change.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>meleah rebeccah, I hear ya on that one, not if I have to pay for it.</p>
<p>it can make you sick, keep you up at night, turn your hair gray. i had a money dream last night about a 300$ car repair. my dreams, well some of them, are not for entertainment purposes&#8230;it&#8217;s a freaking warning of something to come&#8230;.i remember getting upset and worrying in my dream.  could just be a reminder that i need an oil change.</p>
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		<title>By: meleah rebeccah</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3035</link>
		<dc:creator>meleah rebeccah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I could care LESS about keeping up with the Jones. or anyone really.

But, money stress can and does make me physically sick from time to time.

meleah rebeccahs last blog post..&lt;a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/?p=1257"&gt;I AM HOME&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I could care LESS about keeping up with the Jones. or anyone really.</p>
<p>But, money stress can and does make me physically sick from time to time.</p>
<p>meleah rebeccahs last blog post..<a href="http://mommamiameaculpa.com/?p=1257">I AM HOME</a></p>
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		<title>By: Natural</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3014</link>
		<dc:creator>Natural</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JD, that's a healthy fear to me, a protection.  Debt and making payments suck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JD, that&#8217;s a healthy fear to me, a protection.  Debt and making payments suck.</p>
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		<title>By: JD at I Do Things</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3013</link>
		<dc:creator>JD at I Do Things</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am terrified of winding up broke. And that's probably just how I would wind up, if my husband weren't so careful. We always pay off our credit cards, never buy on installment, never overreach our budget. I love to spend, but I'm more afraid of debt.

JD at I Do Thingss last blog post..&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/idothings/~3/311804434/"&gt;I Eat (some of the) Lucky Charms so you don’t have to&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am terrified of winding up broke. And that&#8217;s probably just how I would wind up, if my husband weren&#8217;t so careful. We always pay off our credit cards, never buy on installment, never overreach our budget. I love to spend, but I&#8217;m more afraid of debt.</p>
<p>JD at I Do Thingss last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/idothings/~3/311804434/">I Eat (some of the) Lucky Charms so you don’t have to</a></p>
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		<title>By: Natural</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3012</link>
		<dc:creator>Natural</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MamaFlo, I wanna be you when I grow up.  Retirement mid 50’s?  You both did something right.  I don’t understand trying to keep up, for what?

We should reward ourselves Sandy, we work hard, we deserve something, but not to the point of over indulging.  

Thanks Metropolismom. Most of us get bitten by the “bug”, it’s fun to buy things, but “Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences” - Robert Louis Stevenson

Welcome Louise!  Enjoy your furniture!  I always think about if I’m going to have to dust something when it comes to little things and furniture.  Your hubby has great discipline.

Holly Kay, thanks and welcome to my blog. I always say you can tell the wealthy people from the wannabes.  The wannabes show you everything they have, with some wealthy people you have to hear it through the grapevine that they are rich.  Your father reads like a great dad.
You’re wearing your husband’s what?  I’ll be right back....oh now I know why. Hey, whatever works.

No More Spending, keep up the great work.  From reading your blog, you sound like you’re on your way to reaching your goal.  Btw, what cured you? Thanks for stopping by.

Robin, I can help you with that. :)I hear ya on having stuff around, especially if it’s just sitting there unused.  I never had the problem of learning how to spend money, that came, well naturally.

Naturals last blog post..&lt;a href="http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/"&gt;Do You Suffer From Affluenza?&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MamaFlo, I wanna be you when I grow up.  Retirement mid 50’s?  You both did something right.  I don’t understand trying to keep up, for what?</p>
<p>We should reward ourselves Sandy, we work hard, we deserve something, but not to the point of over indulging.  </p>
<p>Thanks Metropolismom. Most of us get bitten by the “bug”, it’s fun to buy things, but “Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences” - Robert Louis Stevenson</p>
<p>Welcome Louise!  Enjoy your furniture!  I always think about if I’m going to have to dust something when it comes to little things and furniture.  Your hubby has great discipline.</p>
<p>Holly Kay, thanks and welcome to my blog. I always say you can tell the wealthy people from the wannabes.  The wannabes show you everything they have, with some wealthy people you have to hear it through the grapevine that they are rich.  Your father reads like a great dad.<br />
You’re wearing your husband’s what?  I’ll be right back&#8230;.oh now I know why. Hey, whatever works.</p>
<p>No More Spending, keep up the great work.  From reading your blog, you sound like you’re on your way to reaching your goal.  Btw, what cured you? Thanks for stopping by.</p>
<p>Robin, I can help you with that. :)I hear ya on having stuff around, especially if it’s just sitting there unused.  I never had the problem of learning how to spend money, that came, well naturally.</p>
<p>Naturals last blog post..<a href="http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/">Do You Suffer From Affluenza?</a></p>
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		<title>By: Robin</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3009</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I know this sounds a bit weird, but I've had to learn to SPEND money rather than not spend it. I'm better at spending it now, but I'm a bit like Vered - I don't really want the "stuff" hanging around.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know this sounds a bit weird, but I&#8217;ve had to learn to SPEND money rather than not spend it. I&#8217;m better at spending it now, but I&#8217;m a bit like Vered - I don&#8217;t really want the &#8220;stuff&#8221; hanging around.</p>
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		<title>By: No More Spending</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3005</link>
		<dc:creator>No More Spending</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I used to have the bug..but now I'm totally cured!

Thanks for visitng my blog Natural :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to have the bug..but now I&#8217;m totally cured!</p>
<p>Thanks for visitng my blog Natural <img src='http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Holly Kay</title>
		<link>http://valeriemorrison.net/blog/do-you-suffer-from-affluenza/#comment-3004</link>
		<dc:creator>Holly Kay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Natural,

I love your questions:) My wise father taught me by example not to feel entitled to lots of stuff. My father has plenty of money, very prestigious job. But if you met him, you'd NEVER know it. He loves his job, and that's the reason he does it. Everyone he works with owns 2-3 homes, drive luxury cars, and so on. My father drives a Subaru (why?? don't know, could have chosen a Honda, but whatever) and lives in a townhouse. He never brags, and he couldn't care less about things he has or things other people have. Only if they are kind, honest, and fun. 

I have learned soooo much from his example. Some people who know my dad feel sorry for him for not living it up. But I know better. He is the freest, happiest person I know, though he has very few things. 

I do my best to follow his example.

Holly Kays last blog post..&lt;a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HusbandClothes/~3/314218770/"&gt;I Am Wearing My Husband’s Underwear&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Natural,</p>
<p>I love your questions:) My wise father taught me by example not to feel entitled to lots of stuff. My father has plenty of money, very prestigious job. But if you met him, you&#8217;d NEVER know it. He loves his job, and that&#8217;s the reason he does it. Everyone he works with owns 2-3 homes, drive luxury cars, and so on. My father drives a Subaru (why?? don&#8217;t know, could have chosen a Honda, but whatever) and lives in a townhouse. He never brags, and he couldn&#8217;t care less about things he has or things other people have. Only if they are kind, honest, and fun. </p>
<p>I have learned soooo much from his example. Some people who know my dad feel sorry for him for not living it up. But I know better. He is the freest, happiest person I know, though he has very few things. </p>
<p>I do my best to follow his example.</p>
<p>Holly Kays last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HusbandClothes/~3/314218770/">I Am Wearing My Husband’s Underwear</a></p>
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