Exploring the financial instability caused by trying to match or surpass the material possessions and lifestyles of others.
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Finance Daily, episode 2464. Why Keeping Up With The Joneses will make you broke by Michelle Schroeder Gardner of MakingSenseofSense.com. And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam. We're going to get right to today's post as we optimize your life. Why Keeping Up With The Joneses Will Make You Broke by Michelle Schroeder Gardner of MakingSenseofSense.com I'm sure almost everyone at one point in their life has felt the need to keep up with the Joneses. Whether you're 5 years old and want that new toy everyone's playing with, or you're 50 years old and are feeling the need to upgrade your house or car, everyone has experienced it. The problem with this is that Keeping Up With The Joneses can actually make you broke. Very broke. When trying to keep up with the Joneses, you might spend money you don't have. You might put expenses on credit cards so that you can, in a pretend world, afford things.
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents talks about why keeping up with the Joneses will make you broke
Episode 2464: Why Keeping Up With The Joneses Will Make You Broke by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner created Making Sense of Cents in order to help improve her own finances. With diligence, she was able to pay off $38,000 in student debt in 7 months, kept track of progress, and helped readers along the way. She's currently touring North America and living out of an RV. You can learn more about her and see her monthly income reports at MakingSenseOfCents.com.