Comments on: Spend money on the stuff you love.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:39:59 +0000

Yes, I’m 26. Thanks for the encouragement. I often feel like I haven’t really done much at all, so it’s nice to hear stuff like that.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:03:15 +0000

damn girl! you’ve accomplished more than a few people put together!! and you’re like, what, in your 20s? Crazy. Good for you. Inspirational!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:51:31 +0000

Glad to see someone who sees us as culture, rather than just “those weirdos”.

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:11:36 +0000

Haha! Well he was my idol when I was younger, and intentionally or not I tend to be something of an adventurer myself these days. I travel internationally, I document strange and distant places as a photojournalist, I have a sidecar motorcycle, I do historical reenactments and can shoot pretty much anything you put in my hands, I’ve sailed across the Atlantic twice as a professional tallship sailor, and I’m part-way done with my pilot’s license and once copiloted our family small plane from Houston, TX to above the Arctic Circle in Alaska with my dad over the course of 2 weeks.

Just gies to show that childhood heroes can have a long-lasting effect on who we grow up to become.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:35:12 +0000

Reenactments AND sidecar motorcycle? Who are you Indian Jones?

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:51:03 +0000

Part of my money right now is going into restoring a vintage sidecar motorcycle. It’s a blast, and it helps me travel within the 300 mile radius I trust it in, and it’s our second vehicle, so it’s worth it to me. Thankfully, my boyfriend is currently footing much of the bill for it (we are co-owners, both on the title, etc).

By: Edward - Entry Level Dilemma

Edward - Entry Level Dilemma — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:41:51 +0000

I think a lot of people have “that” car that they spent all their money on. In high school, I had 1 68 Beetle that I was slowly restoring. Almost every dime I made that didn’t go into college savings went into that car.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:51:44 +0000

Haha, gotta love that! I used to pimp this old school Honda Prelude back in the day, and there was no way you could convince me NOT to spend money on it – all my part time job $ went into it (over food, clothing, etc). I look back and sometimes think I was crazy, but at the time THAT was what made me happy. Now I ride a ’93 (almost “stock”) Caddy and use my money for mutual funds and plane tickets – things I really didn’t think about back then.

So I think it’s great you’re spending it on your baby And even better that it’s now paid off! Great job!

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:51:22 +0000

Perfectly put, J!

Sadly, after over a year of pure car dedication, I’m allowing some clothing purchases back into my life… But only a few, only high quality and only good deals. I work much better with limits.

But, since I made one clothing purchase ($50) to celebrate paying off my 240SX, time to buy her something nice, finally, instead of making a car payment next month.