http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:51:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-4099 Changing Shopping Habits at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:40:45 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/#comment-4099 Poor spending habits have been a problem for quite some time, the poor economy just is now focusing more people on those bad habits... Poor spending habits have been a problem for quite some time, the poor economy just is now focusing more people on those bad habits…

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-1683 Curious Cat: The Ever Expanding House Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:43:16 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/#comment-1683 This is extreme luxury. It is also part of the reason housing prices take an ever increasing multiple of median income. Basically people are buying two houses (not just one). Average square footage of single-family homes in the USA: 1950 - 983; 1970 - 1,500; 1990 - 2,080; 2004 - 2,349... This is extreme luxury. It is also part of the reason housing prices take an ever increasing multiple of median income. Basically people are buying two houses (not just one). Average square footage of single-family homes in the USA: 1950 – 983; 1970 – 1,500; 1990 – 2,080; 2004 – 2,349…

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-153 CuriousCat: Frugality Versus Better Returns Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:03:38 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/#comment-153 The lesson is powerful. Your personal finance situation is a factor of several things, but very close to the most important is just actually saving money... The lesson is powerful. Your personal finance situation is a factor of several things, but very close to the most important is just actually saving money…

]]> http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog » How Rich Are You? Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:13:38 +0000 http://investing.curiouscatblog.net/2006/11/12/trying-to-keep-up-with-the-jones/#comment-11 [...] Here is a great tool to see how rich you are: Global Rich List. It drives home the point I made yesterday about how rich almost everyone in America is. Most people (not only in the USA) will probably be surprised how rich they are compared to everyone else in the world. [...] [...] Here is a great tool to see how rich you are: Global Rich List. It drives home the point I made yesterday about how rich almost everyone in America is. Most people (not only in the USA) will probably be surprised how rich they are compared to everyone else in the world. [...]

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