What Happened to Waste Not, Want Not?
Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2011
by Terry Mitchell
http://commenterry.blogs.com
This was a banner year for U.S. retailers at Halloween, despite the fact that we have not fully recovered from the latest recession. In fact, statistics show that people actually spend more on Halloween during tough economic times than when times are good. I find this rather disturbing. We as a society don’t seem to let anything interfere with our narcissism and shameless consumerism.
With the possible exception of the most affluent among us, we all suffer financial setbacks at one time or another and experience periods of hard luck. When we find ourselves in such circumstances, we often need help from others, or even the government. But some people have yet to learn how to mitigate these circumstances and/or they lack the discipline to follow through on this knowledge.
The bottom line is this: When you find yourself in a dire financial situation which might require that you ask for help, do not waste the precious few resources that you do have. In other words, tighten your belt before asking for help. You may very well discover that you don’t need it after all.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)I agree it's important to be responsible for oneself, but I don't think I'd want to judge somebody who asks for help. After all, if a person doesn't want to help, they don't have to - and they have the right to not be judged as well!
Jennifer, I don't think it's a matter of judging someone. When someone asks for financial help, those who help them (whether individuals or the government) have a legitimate right to ask if that person has used their resources wisely.
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