Comments on: Why You Shouldn’t Skimp on Personal Development

By: breatheoptimism

breatheoptimism — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:02:25 +0000

Bettering yourself and being the best you possible carries over to all areas of life. Many times we make the mistake of just looking at the upfront cost instead of the overall benefit. For example, finding a personal coach might cost you $1,000. But, if they help you to find out what you are passionate about, that could be worth the cost right there. Figuring out what you are passionate about could lead you to finding a job you love which improves your health and well-being ten fold. I’m not saying this is always the case, but sometimes we don’t see how valuable the benefits to some things are.

By: TrueFinancialPlanning

TrueFinancialPlanning — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:48:09 +0000

Building a great financial life starts with financial education. As stated, you don’t have to go to school or even buy personal finance books. Many of the resources necessary to help you change your financial future can be found for free. Benjamin Franklin once said that “an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest”. I completely agree!

By: Tara Zee

Tara Zee — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 23:13:40 +0000

I don’t believe in buying new books unless the price is about the same price new as used. But yes, for books for personal development, I definitely believe in buying. :)

By: Erin My Alternate Life

Erin My Alternate Life — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:49:37 +0000

I used to highlight books like crazy! Now I have a Kindle and I am constantly using the highlight function :)
Investing in yourself is so important and it’s something I don’t do often. I get a lot of my books for free and I haven’t taken a class since I finished school. Hmm…

By: BudgetBlonde

BudgetBlonde — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 02:19:51 +0000

In reply to Andrew LivingRichCheaply. Andrew LivingRichCheaply That's a good point about selling things back!!! I think I thought I was going to have a career in history and had all these history books that I wanted to keep but yeah, not doing that now lol!

By: BudgetBlonde

BudgetBlonde — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 02:19:02 +0000

In reply to RichmondSavers. RichmondSavers Oh yes I love swapping services and bartering!

By: Andrew LivingRichCheaply

Andrew LivingRichCheaply — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 20:46:24 +0000

I agree with Richmond Savers…personal development is an investment in yourself and you should never start learning. You can always buy a used book if you like to mark it up. Actually I was the opposite…maybe I’m overly cheap or something but I didn’t mark up my books in college cause I wanted to sell it back. Sells for more if its in better condition!