Comments on: What I Aspire to Be: http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/06/26/what-i-aspire-to-be/ the story of an Chicago 20-something as she tries to make, save and spend money Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:43:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: GG http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/06/26/what-i-aspire-to-be/#comment-993 GG Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:53:05 +0000 http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/?p=387#comment-993 Thanks, QL! I'll update this accordingly. SoCal: Actually, I quite agree with you. I guess I meant the vanilla thing a little as a joke. In truth, the fact that so few people choose to be YAWN/vanilla/boring makes it pretty unboring, in my opinion. Thanks, QL! I’ll update this accordingly.

SoCal: Actually, I quite agree with you. I guess I meant the vanilla thing a little as a joke. In truth, the fact that so few people choose to be YAWN/vanilla/boring makes it pretty unboring, in my opinion.

]]> By: So Cal Savvy http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/06/26/what-i-aspire-to-be/#comment-991 So Cal Savvy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:51:13 +0000 http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/?p=387#comment-991 Why does being financially savvy have to be lackluster? Being YAWN in action is great. Modesty of ones self and possessions is a great lifestyle. However, it’s not a boring one. Walks on the beach are free, volunteering with friends is fun, and not having nick-knacks to dust is a time saver. However, it’s not necessarily a boring lifestyle. I think the acronym is unfortunate and deters people from wanting to adopt such a lifestyle. It's fine to aspire to being vanilla- if you think of vanilla as being elegant, exotic, and treasured (those darn seed pods are expensive). But why do you want to think of yourself as being boring? Can’t being a smart, secure woman be something to be put on a pedestal rather than something to be covered up? Why does being financially savvy have to be lackluster?

Being YAWN in action is great. Modesty of ones self and possessions is a great lifestyle. However, it’s not a boring one. Walks on the beach are free, volunteering with friends is fun, and not having nick-knacks to dust is a time saver.

However, it’s not necessarily a boring lifestyle. I think the acronym is unfortunate and deters people from wanting to adopt such a lifestyle.

It’s fine to aspire to being vanilla- if you think of vanilla as being elegant, exotic, and treasured (those darn seed pods are expensive).

But why do you want to think of yourself as being boring? Can’t being a smart, secure woman be something to be put on a pedestal rather than something to be covered up?

]]> By: QL Girl http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/06/26/what-i-aspire-to-be/#comment-990 QL Girl Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:26:57 +0000 http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/?p=387#comment-990 I also read about that! I got the link to the article from The Budgeting Babe (budgetingbabe.blogspot.com), maybe that's where you read it? I also read about that! I got the link to the article from The Budgeting Babe (budgetingbabe.blogspot.com), maybe that’s where you read it?

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