Comments on: Personal Finance DeathMatch: You Vs. Your Parents – who Wins?

By: Aubrey Olson

Aubrey Olson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:16 +0000

I would win thanks to them

By: alperen

alperen — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:35:18 +0000

thnks

By: FinanciallySmart

FinanciallySmart — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:54:22 +0000

My mother was a saver but my father he was one that gives away. So I would say that their personal finance wasn’t one that is well balance. But still some of it rub off on me. Some of the giving and some of the saving. I certainly will.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:09:57 +0000

Easy answer , My Dad

By: Waldo

Waldo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:14 +0000

Well, in that case I’m going to win, but that doesn’t have anything to do with how successfully either of us manages money.

By: G.E. Miller

G.E. Miller — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:34:32 +0000

@ Waldo – there are no ‘ties’ in a death match. =)

By: Florida Collection Agency

Florida Collection Agency — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:47:39 +0000

Julie its great your parents are making 6 figures, however making a lot doesnt mean your managing your money correctly. I have seen people who make millions still have to file banko. Most people find that the older they get the more they become like their parents.

By: Stephen Settle

Stephen Settle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:31 +0000

I have learnt a lot from my parents and i think they are more experienced in this field rather than i am. So, i would vote for them.

By: Waldo

Waldo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:42:16 +0000

I needed the option for “tie”. My dad is more meticulous (although that might be changing as I’ve grown interested in the details more recently, and he certainly has had more time to gain his experience), but I think I save more. On the other hand, I probably spend a little more easily on occasion — but I also have more money left over after my non-negotiable obligations (and I have a smaller amount of negotiable obligation as well due to different living circumstances), and those occasions are generally pretty rare, so easier spending at times may not mean I spend more easily overall.

By: HealthyOne

HealthyOne — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:27:52 +0000

I voted that I would win out – but that’s really only because of the good start they gave me by helping me buy my first condo (and letting me have my full 1/3 even though for the last at least half year I didn’t send in my share of the mortgage). Now I am in charge of mom’s money and am so thankful that we do not have to pay out of pocket for her expenses. I wish I had more nerve and felt more comfortable with investing money – am using the principle as the interest rates are so low.