tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366878066073177705.post6570904771669438348..comments2024-02-09T18:16:45.614+00:00Comments on The Psy-Fi Blog: A Christmas Caviltimarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06254802085744425067noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366878066073177705.post-38118171964525111862009-12-20T12:47:49.060+00:002009-12-20T12:47:49.060+00:00The Cat in the Hat and the Grinch are two Doctor S...The Cat in the Hat and the Grinch are two Doctor Seuss characters. Which one is the spendthrift and which one is the miser?<br /><br />Most say that the Cat is the spendthrift and that the Grinch is the miser. There's nothing in the books to indicate that this is so. It is just that we think of those who are careful with money as being nasty and small-minded and mean. And we think of those who spend freely as being full of heart and optimism and good cheer.<br /><br />And we are not entirely wrong. Misers really are a drag. Spendthrifts really are onto something -- Money does no good for us unless we spend it.<br /><br />We need to revisit our fundamental beliefs about money. Saving is not in itself a good and spending is not in itself a good. Each of these things can be good or bad depending on the circumstances. <br /><br />The goal should not be to save more but to obtain greater value from our money. That sometimes requires saving more and in other circumstances requires spending more.<br /><br />RobRob Bennetthttp://arichlife.passionsaving.comnoreply@blogger.com