Comments on: How I Very Unexpectedly Lost $60 In Less Than 3 Seconds http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/ Motivational Money Management Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Value of an Emergency Fund http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-3539 The Value of an Emergency Fund Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:02:38 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-3539 [...] a.k.a. Enemy of Debt, ran into a similar circumstance recently when he broke a kid’s skateboard while trying to do a trick: The financial impact of this is pretty minor compared to how it would [...] [...] a.k.a. Enemy of Debt, ran into a similar circumstance recently when he broke a kid’s skateboard while trying to do a trick: The financial impact of this is pretty minor compared to how it would [...]

]]> By: The DoughRoller Weekly RoundUp (Citi’s 9-Month Balance Transfer Offer Edition) | Credit Guy http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2966 The DoughRoller Weekly RoundUp (Citi’s 9-Month Balance Transfer Offer Edition) | Credit Guy Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:27:19 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2966 [...] How I Very Unexpectedly Lost $60 In Less Than 3 Seconds @ Enemy of Debt: Impulse decisions usually cost more than they ever make … be smart! [...] [...] How I Very Unexpectedly Lost $60 In Less Than 3 Seconds @ Enemy of Debt: Impulse decisions usually cost more than they ever make … be smart! [...]

]]> By: 9 Month Balance Transfer Offer http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2961 9 Month Balance Transfer Offer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:22:10 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2961 [...] How I Very Unexpectedly Lost $60 In Less Than 3 Seconds @ Enemy of Debt: Impulse decisions usually cost more than they ever make ... be smart! [...] [...] How I Very Unexpectedly Lost $60 In Less Than 3 Seconds @ Enemy of Debt: Impulse decisions usually cost more than they ever make … be smart! [...]

]]> By: Brad Chaffee http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2923 Brad Chaffee Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:12:22 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2923 Definitely! Boards can be broken by anyone if they land in just the right spot. I just wish it would have been one that I owned. LOL Definitely! Boards can be broken by anyone if they land in just the right spot. I just wish it would have been one that I owned. LOL

]]> By: Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2921 Tom @ Canadian Finance Blog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:34:56 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2921 Looks like you landed right on the sweet spot, just beside the truck! I skateboarded for 10 years, some decks would only last one week! Looks like you landed right on the sweet spot, just beside the truck! I skateboarded for 10 years, some decks would only last one week!

]]> By: Brad Chaffee http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2915 Brad Chaffee Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:31:27 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2915 Hey Ken, how are ya friend? Good to hear from you. Skaters today are interesting to watch for sure. One thing that always gets me pumped up is Rodney Mullen videos on youtube. That dude is crazy with a skateboard. Hey Ken, how are ya friend? Good to hear from you. Skaters today are interesting to watch for sure. One thing that always gets me pumped up is Rodney Mullen videos on youtube. That dude is crazy with a skateboard.

]]> By: Ken Kurosawa http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2914 Ken Kurosawa Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:53:59 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2914 Good thing you didn't hurt yourself either. I live right across the street from a middle school and have a lot of skaters, it's amazing how good kids are now. BTW, nice redesign of the site. Good thing you didn’t hurt yourself either. I live right across the street from a middle school and have a lot of skaters, it’s amazing how good kids are now.

BTW, nice redesign of the site.

]]> By: Brad Chaffee http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2912 Brad Chaffee Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:44:29 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2912 Thanks everyone for your comments. I tried to respond individually and was actually done but hit the back button by mistake. POOF! It was gone. :D Skateboarding was a very fun thing to do when I was growing up. I was still very hesitant to try any tricks where I could seriously injure myself. Simply falling off of a skateboard is not all that pleasant, but it's really no big deal. Trust me when I say you will never see me on a magazine cover 20 feet in the air, unless it is unseen footage of my reaction to becoming debt free. (there is no such footage, I am just saying) :D Cynthia, I see what you are saying but if I stopped doing stuff because I *might* get hurt, then I would miss out on some pretty amazing adventures. I love skiing for instance but you won't catch me at the top anytime soon. I could break my leg after tripping down the stairs to go get my mail, but I still check my mail. I LOVE basketball too btw! Thanks for the idea! :) We shouldn't NOT do something because of fear, but instead challenge ourselves to "safely" overcome the fear my learning new skills---like managing our money. :D I am alive, I am gonna skate again---w/ a helmet though, per the wife's orders---but if I break any boards it will be my own. hahaha However if I do become hospitalized, I promise to blog about it so you can say "I told you so." :D Thanks everyone for your comments. I tried to respond individually and was actually done but hit the back button by mistake. POOF! It was gone. :D

Skateboarding was a very fun thing to do when I was growing up. I was still very hesitant to try any tricks where I could seriously injure myself. Simply falling off of a skateboard is not all that pleasant, but it’s really no big deal.

Trust me when I say you will never see me on a magazine cover 20 feet in the air, unless it is unseen footage of my reaction to becoming debt free. (there is no such footage, I am just saying) :D

Cynthia, I see what you are saying but if I stopped doing stuff because I *might* get hurt, then I would miss out on some pretty amazing adventures. I love skiing for instance but you won’t catch me at the top anytime soon. I could break my leg after tripping down the stairs to go get my mail, but I still check my mail. I LOVE basketball too btw! Thanks for the idea! :)

We shouldn’t NOT do something because of fear, but instead challenge ourselves to “safely” overcome the fear my learning new skills—like managing our money. :D

I am alive, I am gonna skate again—w/ a helmet though, per the wife’s orders—but if I break any boards it will be my own. hahaha However if I do become hospitalized, I promise to blog about it so you can say “I told you so.” :D

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2908 Financial Samurai Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:59:55 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2908 Damn dude sorry about the broke board. It looked well used though! What was the max height u were able to Ollie? The most i got was six decks, with a little melancholy grab. I was a skateboarding FIEND, but could never really master the 360 kick flip. The beeset were the launch ramps!! Damn dude sorry about the broke board. It looked well used though!

What was the max height u were able to Ollie? The most i got was six decks, with a little melancholy grab. I was a skateboarding FIEND, but could never really master the 360 kick flip.

The beeset were the launch ramps!!

]]> By: Patrenia http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2904 Patrenia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:05:27 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2904 LOL!!! Very funny story. I absolutely HATE to borrow just for that reason. A lesson learned from my younger days of borrowing, breaking and unable to replace. Thanks for the reminder!!! LOL!!! Very funny story. I absolutely HATE to borrow just for that reason. A lesson learned from my younger days of borrowing, breaking and unable to replace. Thanks for the reminder!!!

]]> By: Cynthia http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2903 Cynthia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:10 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2903 Luckly it is just the Skate Board you broke. It could of been worse. Like a Leg or arm. Out of work for 3 months ... Plus other things For me I'll stick with swimming..... Sorry to be harsh but I think skateboarding is not for me and it just damage everything.... Play Basketball next time.... Luckly it is just the Skate Board you broke. It could of been worse. Like a Leg or arm. Out of work for 3 months … Plus other things
For me I’ll stick with swimming…..

Sorry to be harsh but I think skateboarding is not for me and it just damage everything…. Play Basketball next time….

]]> By: Jim http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2900 Jim Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:57:04 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2900 That's a shame, but $60 is a very small amount for what could be quite worse, and it's a lesson learned too: the importance of having some money for stuff in life that happens. It might end up being the best $60 you ever spent That’s a shame, but $60 is a very small amount for what could be quite worse, and it’s a lesson learned too: the importance of having some money for stuff in life that happens. It might end up being the best $60 you ever spent

]]> By: Jeff http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2899 Jeff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:55:21 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2899 HaHa that's awesome. I love it. I thought I was the only one who did stuff like that. I hope that wasn't your co-worker's delivery ride. It is great that a $60 hit just isn't that big of deal for you anymore. Just don't let it happen again. It would have been much worse if you ended up getting hurt and had to make the run to the hospital. Skate or Die Dude, Jeff ps I hear you can get Tony Hawk for your 360, just a thought HaHa that’s awesome. I love it. I thought I was the only one who did stuff like that. I hope that wasn’t your co-worker’s delivery ride.

It is great that a $60 hit just isn’t that big of deal for you anymore. Just don’t let it happen again. It would have been much worse if you ended up getting hurt and had to make the run to the hospital.

Skate or Die Dude,
Jeff
ps I hear you can get Tony Hawk for your 360, just a thought

]]> By: Money Funk http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2898 Money Funk Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:51:34 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2898 It's funny how we all have our skating memories. J. Money - glad to hear the car didn't run you over! I just used to watch the boys skate in the neighborhood at the abandoned house with a pool. That was always fun. Where I tried my first cigarette and totally gagged. LOL. Can't wait to hear your update. This morning I was tell my DH how I saw only one good Black Friday deal I would consider - a TomTom for my mother - normally $199 - only $69 on Friday. DH automatically said, "get it". I said, "no". I told myself that I was not going to spend lots of money this Christmas and I <i>am not</i> going into debt over the holiday this year. By the way, my mother would get much more enjoyment over homebaked gingersnaps and a spa pedicure certificate (and its much better on our pocketbook). Brad, I am armed to have a debt free Christmas and I hope everyone else tries their darnest, too! All the CCs are out of my wallet and I am paying cash for Christmas. :) It’s funny how we all have our skating memories. J. Money – glad to hear the car didn’t run you over! I just used to watch the boys skate in the neighborhood at the abandoned house with a pool. That was always fun. Where I tried my first cigarette and totally gagged. LOL.

Can’t wait to hear your update.

This morning I was tell my DH how I saw only one good Black Friday deal I would consider – a TomTom for my mother – normally $199 – only $69 on Friday. DH automatically said, “get it”. I said, “no”. I told myself that I was not going to spend lots of money this Christmas and I am not going into debt over the holiday this year. By the way, my mother would get much more enjoyment over homebaked gingersnaps and a spa pedicure certificate (and its much better on our pocketbook). Brad, I am armed to have a debt free Christmas and I hope everyone else tries their darnest, too! All the CCs are out of my wallet and I am paying cash for Christmas. :)

]]> By: Dustin | Engaged Marriage http://www.enemyofdebt.com/2009/11/how-i-very-unexpectedly-lost-60-in-less-than-3-seconds/#comment-2897 Dustin | Engaged Marriage Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:31:01 +0000 http://www.enemyofdebt.com/?p=1851#comment-2897 That picture gave me a big smile. I used to be a skater back in my younger days, too, but I gave it up around 7th grade when we moved out in the boondocks (hard to ride a skateboard on gravel roads). You're right about being prepared. Losing $60 still sucks, but it's not that big of a deal when your finances are in order. That picture gave me a big smile. I used to be a skater back in my younger days, too, but I gave it up around 7th grade when we moved out in the boondocks (hard to ride a skateboard on gravel roads).

You’re right about being prepared. Losing $60 still sucks, but it’s not that big of a deal when your finances are in order.

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