Comments on: Spend part of any windfall on joy http://asklizweston.com/2009/10/12/spend-part-of-any-windfall-on-joy/ Personal Finance Columnist Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: lizweston http://asklizweston.com/2009/10/12/spend-part-of-any-windfall-on-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-630 lizweston Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:44:28 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1483#comment-630 Thanks for the comment, Marla. I was remembering some of the pictures you took on your safari while reading the OP's account of his trip. You made some great memories. Thanks for the comment, Marla. I was remembering some of the pictures you took on your safari while reading the OP’s account of his trip. You made some great memories.

]]> By: Marla Fisher http://asklizweston.com/2009/10/12/spend-part-of-any-windfall-on-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Marla Fisher Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:31:24 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1483#comment-629 yes! I spent part of my inheritance to take my family on a budget safari to Africa and it was an unforgettable experience of a lifetime. Worth every penny. yes! I spent part of my inheritance to take my family on a budget safari to Africa and it was an unforgettable experience of a lifetime. Worth every penny.

]]> By: lizweston http://asklizweston.com/2009/10/12/spend-part-of-any-windfall-on-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-627 lizweston Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:22:40 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1483#comment-627 Absolutely! And I love that the money wasn't blown on stuff that winds up at Goodwill and in landfills. It was spent on a family experience they'll remember and probably tell future generations about. Absolutely! And I love that the money wasn’t blown on stuff that winds up at Goodwill and in landfills. It was spent on a family experience they’ll remember and probably tell future generations about.

]]> By: Steve Rhode http://asklizweston.com/2009/10/12/spend-part-of-any-windfall-on-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Steve Rhode Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:27:56 +0000 http://asklizweston.com/?p=1483#comment-626 I always advise the law of thirds on windfalls. Use a third to pay off debt, invest a third and go blow a third. No matter how frugal and tight you want to be, life is certainly worth living. Your reader above offered a great point of view that most completely overlook. Steve I always advise the law of thirds on windfalls. Use a third to pay off debt, invest a third and go blow a third. No matter how frugal and tight you want to be, life is certainly worth living.

Your reader above offered a great point of view that most completely overlook.

Steve

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