Comments on: Are You Saving the Good China for Company? http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/ Success Tips, Marketing Strategies, Prosperity Insights and More... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: razzamanazz http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-20195 razzamanazz Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:41:50 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-20195 I agree with your thinking. I wish I had this knowledge when I was a teenager and I believe its never too late to start, I have been slowly changing to a new mind set. Its funny how I was saying to myself that I am a lender not a borrower, because I had a hard time saying the word "borrower"friends use to laugh. then I noticed I was lending money to family and friends some of them had jobs receiving paychecks every week and I did not have a full time job. just did 2-3 day job per week and sometimes none and have money in my pocket every day. I agree with your thinking. I wish I had this knowledge when I was a teenager and I believe its never too late to start, I have been slowly changing to a new mind set. Its funny how I was saying to myself that I am a lender not a borrower, because I had a hard time saying the word “borrower”friends use to laugh. then I noticed I was lending money to family and friends some of them had jobs receiving paychecks every week and I did not have a full time job. just did 2-3 day job per week and sometimes none and have money in my pocket every day.

]]> By: Elsa http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-10510 Elsa Thu, 13 May 2010 01:08:15 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-10510 also, how do you have special occasions if the nice stuff is used every day? Maybe every day should be celebrated... But sometimes you want things to be extra, how to get some particular event to stand out? christmas lights lose their charm after a few weeks, I love them but I don't want to leave them up all year. Am I making excuses for a lack mentality or can it be good to treat myself to some things only once in a while? also, how do you have special occasions if the nice stuff is used every day? Maybe every day should be celebrated… But sometimes you want things to be extra, how to get some particular event to stand out? christmas lights lose their charm after a few weeks, I love them but I don’t want to leave them up all year. Am I making excuses for a lack mentality or can it be good to treat myself to some things only once in a while?

]]> By: Elsa http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-10509 Elsa Thu, 13 May 2010 01:00:15 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-10509 What I really want is a home in the mountains. I want time and materials to sculpt. My visualizations, my savings and investments and my business plans all center around that dream. I live in an apartment and rent out my house, not because I want to deny myself the house, but because something else is more important to me. I save my good clothes for business meetings and I park my beat-up car a block away so my clients won't see it. I'll be retired before I'm thirty five, but it still hurts to be teased about jeans that don't fit, a desk built out of scrap wood, and a bumper held on to the car with duct tape. Between my burning desire for financial freedom and my innate sense of frugality and self sufficiency, I get called things like "cheap" and "uptight" kind of a lot. Am I being too hard on myself now, living for tomorrow? I love beauty, I will someday replace each thing I currently own with custom, handmade, artisan quality goods. But the less I buy 'doodads' now the sooner I will be out of the rat race... What I really want is a home in the mountains. I want time and materials to sculpt. My visualizations, my savings and investments and my business plans all center around that dream. I live in an apartment and rent out my house, not because I want to deny myself the house, but because something else is more important to me. I save my good clothes for business meetings and I park my beat-up car a block away so my clients won’t see it. I’ll be retired before I’m thirty five, but it still hurts to be teased about jeans that don’t fit, a desk built out of scrap wood, and a bumper held on to the car with duct tape. Between my burning desire for financial freedom and my innate sense of frugality and self sufficiency, I get called things like “cheap” and “uptight” kind of a lot. Am I being too hard on myself now, living for tomorrow? I love beauty, I will someday replace each thing I currently own with custom, handmade, artisan quality goods. But the less I buy ‘doodads’ now the sooner I will be out of the rat race…

]]> By: Nivia L. Di Vincenzo http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8844 Nivia L. Di Vincenzo Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:52:28 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8844 I meant this to be a reply to the post by LadyKnockout, don't know how it ended up here :) I meant this to be a reply to the post by LadyKnockout, don’t know how it ended up here :)

]]> By: Nivia L. Di Vincenzo http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8843 Nivia L. Di Vincenzo Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:49:46 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8843 Have you ever read Catherine Ponder?? She has a series of books all about prosperity. One of the books she wrote: The Millionaire of Nazareth. She also wrote The Millionaires of Genesis, and about other great men of the Bible. Now prosperity may have been measured a bit differently during biblical times, but how could Jesus, the Son of God, be poor??? And he was also a prosperity teacher himself. I would say Jesus falls in line with the same example Randy gives of Mother Theresa, that she was not monetarily prosperous/wealthy, but recieved a tremendous amount of support that allowed her to live her life comfortably and continue to help more and more people. I can imagine that those that followed Jesus' teachings also supported Jesus in similar ways. Have you ever read Catherine Ponder?? She has a series of books all about prosperity. One of the books she wrote: The Millionaire of Nazareth. She also wrote The Millionaires of Genesis, and about other great men of the Bible. Now prosperity may have been measured a bit differently during biblical times, but how could Jesus, the Son of God, be poor??? And he was also a prosperity teacher himself.

I would say Jesus falls in line with the same example Randy gives of Mother Theresa, that she was not monetarily prosperous/wealthy, but recieved a tremendous amount of support that allowed her to live her life comfortably and continue to help more and more people. I can imagine that those that followed Jesus’ teachings also supported Jesus in similar ways.

]]> By: gene http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8752 gene Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:34:55 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8752 Iam a beloved child of the Most High God in Christ Jesus therefore I deserve riches, ought to be... I like the best things for my life, the ideas.. only the best... Gene Iam a beloved child of the Most High God in Christ Jesus therefore I deserve riches, ought to be…
I like the best things for my life, the ideas.. only the best…

Gene

]]> By: Dorene Pierceall http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8740 Dorene Pierceall Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:18:28 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8740 You bet I was born to be rich! And I realize I have held back on myself - that's gonna change. We all can be rich if that is our goal. You bet I was born to be rich! And I realize I have held back on myself – that’s gonna change. We all can be rich if that is our goal.

]]> By: Illogical Abundance :: Randy Gage http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8708 Illogical Abundance :: Randy Gage Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:00:13 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8708 [...] Gage var fbShare = {url: 'http://www.randygage.com/blog/illogical-abundance/',size:'large'} On Monday’s post I raised the issue of “the good stuff,” and whether you give it to yourself.  Most people [...] [...] Gage var fbShare = {url: 'http://www.randygage.com/blog/illogical-abundance/',size:'large'} On Monday’s post I raised the issue of “the good stuff,” and whether you give it to yourself.  Most people [...]

]]> By: WealthyRocketWoman http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8688 WealthyRocketWoman Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:12:33 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8688 One can afford "luxuries" if one knows where to look. I put "luxuries" in quotes to point out that the mindless use of the word can signal a "this is beyond my means" thought pattern. I too agree that using credit cards to "keep up with the Joneses" is a mistake. Do you really like what items they own, or are you simply in competition with them? Then again, do the best with what you have: buy the best quality you can afford of what you LIKE, take care of it, and keep growing your money streams so you can have more! Some sources for the budding wealth magnet: Consignment stores for designer clothes and formal wear, pawn shops for jewelry, factory outlet stores for Bose systems, stores selling the "End Of Season" fashion you've had your eye on. Cars: Directly from the dealer. Learn to negotiate. The pristine china came from a consignment store, the three section mahogany desk from a company's moving sale, the pearls were a gift from Fiance Number One-And-One-Half (that's another story). There also are things I will buy as soon as they come on the rack: business wear with sleeves long enough for my arms! My suggestion: buy it because YOU like it! And as you're building your fortune, find a source that provides it at the price you're willing to pay. One can afford “luxuries” if one knows where to look. I put “luxuries” in quotes to point out that the mindless use of the word can signal a “this is beyond my means” thought pattern.

I too agree that using credit cards to “keep up with the Joneses” is a mistake. Do you really like what items they own, or are you simply in competition with them?

Then again, do the best with what you have: buy the best quality you can afford of what you LIKE, take care of it, and keep growing your money streams so you can have more!

Some sources for the budding wealth magnet: Consignment stores for designer clothes and formal wear, pawn shops for jewelry, factory outlet stores for Bose systems, stores selling the “End Of Season” fashion you’ve had your eye on. Cars: Directly from the dealer. Learn to negotiate.

The pristine china came from a consignment store, the three section mahogany desk from a company’s moving sale, the pearls were a gift from Fiance Number One-And-One-Half (that’s another story). There also are things I will buy as soon as they come on the rack: business wear with sleeves long enough for my arms!

My suggestion: buy it because YOU like it! And as you’re building your fortune, find a source that provides it at the price you’re willing to pay.

]]> By: WealthyRocketWoman http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8687 WealthyRocketWoman Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:52:58 +0000 http://www.randygage.com/blog/are-you-saving-the-good-china-for-company/#comment-8687 "That doesn’t mean I am defined by my possessions. It means they are defined by me. " Randy, I love it! Five years ago, when I went shopping for new dishes I bought china with gold trim. The Corelle comes in handy for the microwave- no zaps or superhot sections. Also good for eating around the pool (avoiding anything that would shatter and cause a safety issue for bare feet.) I also took lessons from my mother in law: use the best china every day and wash it in the dishwasher. Why have something beautiful that you're not using? I wear my precious jewelry whenever and with whatever I please. Imagine wearing an opera length strand of matched rose pearls paired with a Doobie Brothers Tshirt to the hardware store. When feeling bored I have been known to don a formal gown and go grocery shopping. The fun is to act like this is normal and see if anyone asks me why I'm dressed up. Giving large amounts anonymously can be fun, especially when I know and associate with the receivers. It's fun to witness their joy in receiving and play along about not knowing the source. I have a blast paying the toll fees of 5 or more cars in line behind me. It's a tradition on the Golden Gate Bridge and that was the first place I experienced receiving that generosity- literally when I did not have the money to pay. It's a little more confusing to the toll booth operators on the Chicago Turnpike or the turnpike near Cleveland, but they catch on quickly. All of these have helped lessen the "poor is spiritual" message I received as a child. “That doesn’t mean I am defined by my possessions. It means they are defined by me. ” Randy, I love it!

Five years ago, when I went shopping for new dishes I bought china with gold trim.

The Corelle comes in handy for the microwave- no zaps or superhot sections. Also good for eating around the pool (avoiding anything that would shatter and cause a safety issue for bare feet.)

I also took lessons from my mother in law: use the best china every day and wash it in the dishwasher. Why have something beautiful that you’re not using?

I wear my precious jewelry whenever and with whatever I please. Imagine wearing an opera length strand of matched rose pearls paired with a Doobie Brothers Tshirt to the hardware store.

When feeling bored I have been known to don a formal gown and go grocery shopping. The fun is to act like this is normal and see if anyone asks me why I’m dressed up.

Giving large amounts anonymously can be fun, especially when I know and associate with the receivers. It’s fun to witness their joy in receiving and play along about not knowing the source.

I have a blast paying the toll fees of 5 or more cars in line behind me. It’s a tradition on the Golden Gate Bridge and that was the first place I experienced receiving that generosity- literally when I did not have the money to pay. It’s a little more confusing to the toll booth operators on the Chicago Turnpike or the turnpike near Cleveland, but they catch on quickly.

All of these have helped lessen the “poor is spiritual” message I received as a child.

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