Comments on: Money Magazine: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By, Part 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/money-magazine-25-rules-to-grow-rich-by-part-1/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Di http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/money-magazine-25-rules-to-grow-rich-by-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-117977 Di Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:55:16 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/19/money-magazine-25-rules-to-grow-rich-by-part-1/#comment-117977 Kitchen renovations can make a huge difference in re-sell value but be careful what you choose. Just recently we were looking at some newly renovated kitchens one had a wild orange color. Great for the owner who had splashes of orange abstract painting...but not so for the buyer...egads! Kitchen renovations can make a huge difference in re-sell value but be careful what you choose. Just recently we were looking at some newly renovated kitchens one had a wild orange color. Great for the owner who had splashes of orange abstract painting…but not so for the buyer…egads!

]]> By: terry http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/money-magazine-25-rules-to-grow-rich-by-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-66484 terry Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:35:56 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/19/money-magazine-25-rules-to-grow-rich-by-part-1/#comment-66484 I went through all the rules and found only one that is really applicable to or feasible for me. I earn minimum wage and have no 401(k) and no hope of buying a home. I don't think a home exists today that costs less than 2 1/2 times my annual income. Yes, for many years I have chosen the highest insurance deductible I can afford (for auto insurance I have taken a $400 or $500 deductible, whichever is offered). No, I don't think it's feasible for me to save at least ten percent of my income. I went through all the rules and found only one that is really applicable to or feasible for me. I earn minimum wage and have no 401(k) and no hope of buying a home. I don’t think a home exists today that costs less than 2 1/2 times my annual income.

Yes, for many years I have chosen the highest insurance deductible I can afford (for auto insurance I have taken a $400 or $500 deductible, whichever is offered).

No, I don’t think it’s feasible for me to save at least ten percent of my income.

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