Comments on: When Money Talks, Listen!

By: Rich Ezzo

Rich Ezzo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:32:32 +0000

Hi Personal Finance Mom…

I’m Rich Ezzo who wrote When Money Talks, Listen! and I just want you to know that I am not the same Ezzo who wrote the children’s books. I don’t know him personally, and we are not related either.

Wishing you all the best,
Rich

By: Personal Finance Mom

Personal Finance Mom — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:36:16 +0000

I love those smiley face coins, what a positive message. I can’t help but wonder if it’s the same Ezzo that wrote the horrible parenting books, though. They said that babies were born manipulative and advocated all sorts of heartbreaking practices. I hope it’s not the same author.

By: Tyra

Tyra — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 20:33:55 +0000

To earn money in recent recession is hard,that’s why innovative business with niche market can be good solution

By: Fidelia

Fidelia — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:35:08 +0000

No, the problem is… there’s no easy way to get money at this time

By: Neilzb

Neilzb — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:06:09 +0000

I read “The Richest Man in Babylon” also, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I loved the earlier post about how if you never seem to have enough money then perhaps you should share what you do have with people who need it more than you, because you will still be in the same position of not having enough money, but you might have made a real difference to someone else’s life. I think that shows a real decency and unfortunately that’s not something you see a lot of these days.

By: Vilante

Vilante — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:47:01 +0000

I think the problem with money is we buy too many things we don`t need.

By: Performance Coaching

Performance Coaching — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:55:49 +0000

The discipline that is required with finances is something very impressive. There will always be something that seems “necessary”. We need to make sure that our money works for us. Another great book that might be of interest is called “The Richest Man in Babylon”. It also has a great little story to illustrate the principles of financial control.

By: Amaterashu

Amaterashu — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:38:56 +0000

If you want a financial freedom, you have to invest your income, don’t spend it all
especially when you’re still young. if you invest at young age.. you can enjoy your old life

By: techie

techie — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:06:14 +0000

When money talks, listen but when it smiles ( as shown on the pic), laugh back.

By: agentsully

agentsully — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:35:31 +0000

@Beth – I’m glad you found it valuable. Good luck!

By: agentsully

agentsully — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:27:36 +0000

@Dallas Wood – ah yes, the leaky faucet. Good point about making sure we save!

By: agentsully

agentsully — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:26:37 +0000

@Dr. Housing Bubble – very insightful comment. Thank you!

By: techy

techy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:12:19 +0000

What an informative article! Superb! And…i think my money spoke to me yesterday! It said….”save me!”

By: Mary McLean

Mary McLean — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:24:24 +0000

Money making decisions are really hard to make and even deciding the issues related to money is even a risky and a hard thing that we should think a lot. So it is better to take advises or read books which give us many good ideas.

By: Dr. Housing Bubble

Dr. Housing Bubble — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:32:30 +0000

Aptly timed subject given the current economic climate. I think the idea of “money” has been misconstrued recently with debt. Sometimes, people forget the point of making money. If you want freedom, you can have that. Some people think that having an arbitrary number say $1 million is actually going to provide them freedom.

Giving money away helps provide this perspective. There are many people that hoard and hoard and simply forget why they started saving money in the first place. Having money isn’t necessarily the hardest thing yet figuring out how to sustain is usually the hardest challenge.

As you can see from the comments, some people have more time than money and others have more money while doing something the don’t like. Rich sounds like he made the right move and went off to pursue something he was passionate about.

By: Dallas Wood

Dallas Wood — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:49:57 +0000

Good post by the way. The truth is money is abundant anywhere you look. You have to want it. The other thing is that once you obtain the money, try not to spend it. Spending money is what makes us all broke. Living large has its consequences.

By: Amaan Goyal

Amaan Goyal — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:50:53 +0000

The interview sounds terrific, though you always have the feeling that you do not have enough but i believe in giving away money as you would never have enough so why not share it with those who need it more than you.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:48:34 +0000

The first few lines in the post told my story with money, when I get my salary I feel as I have all the money in the world and by the end of the money I’m broke. Thank you for the nice interview post, I found it to be really helpful.

By: Dolly

Dolly — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:44:21 +0000

My problem is that my living never fit the earnings. I fear this is uncurable

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:48:51 +0000

My problem with money is that I make a lot doing the things I loathe. If I do what I’m passionate about, however, what I make amounts to the square root of fuck-all.

By: Bluetooth

Bluetooth — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:42:43 +0000

I will definitely read this one as I find many challenges as far as money is concerned. The interview sounds terrific indeed! Thanks for sharing this nice book.

By: eranda

eranda — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:59:32 +0000

Definitely a book I should read. I don’t know whether it is good or bad but I never seem to have enough of it. (Money.)

And I truely believe the idea of giving money away, Love the way the Author has put this in to words.
“Wow. Today I had a dollar and put it in the church basket. And now God paid me back… double!”

Will buy “When Money Talks, Listen!” for sure and thanks a lot for nice information

By: Drew "Solution" Templar

Drew "Solution" Templar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:52:35 +0000

It takes a very brave person to roll up 100 bucks and burn it.

I don’t think I could be game to try it, but I welcome the point, hence it’s nice to learn from the lessons of others. (especially their 100 dollars)

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:39:16 +0000

I ejoyed the picture of the coins. I think I might actually do this to a couple and try and get them in circulation. I know I’d smile if my change had a nice face on it.

By: Ed Harris

Ed Harris — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:22:03 +0000

Ok…a bit off-topic… but A type of Health insurance that has a mini-investment feature is a Health Savings Account (HSA). Essentially, it is a catastrophic health insurance policy with a “side fund” that enables you to accumulate money (at a very low interest rate) to pay for medical expenses in a tax-favored manor.

Since the focus is on saving money, an HSA might help your readers do exactly that!