Comments on: 3 Questions you ask me a lot, about money

By: The Finances Behind My Condo: How I Saved a Third of My Income | Real Savvy Real Estate

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:41 +0000

[...] crazy expensive to live in Manhattan, so income tends to be higher–people in Manhattan feel poor even if they make six figures. Share this and [...]

By: Is it a Difficult Question or Just a Childish Question?

Is it a Difficult Question or Just a Childish Question? — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:10:14 +0000

[...] Trunk is always interesting, which is not to say that I always agree with her. A few months ago she blogged about some questions she was being asked a lot–here's question number [...]

By: underfunded heiress

underfunded heiress — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:27:03 +0000

Penelope- you are totally correct. I have friends that live in NYC and they can afford it (not lavish btw) but they are single girls in their early 30's with a ok career soo..(not too mention dates that pay for dinner and drinks).

By: underfunded heiress

underfunded heiress — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:23:05 +0000

oops sorry my commen was meant or the comment below.

By: underfunded heiress

underfunded heiress — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:21:18 +0000

I'm willing to bet you are in your 20's. Which is great but once you hit 30 you don't want to live in a 600 square foot apartment with two roommates. Sorry.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:52:52 +0000

Interesting comments.. I think one key observation is that NYC is exactly not like the rest of the country and if one wants to live in a relatively big house with a big kitchen, and have a car, then Tuscon Arizona is a better fit. People's lifestyle is different. New Yorkers take metro and shop for what they need for that evening/next day as opposed to driving their SUVs to load on bulk(New Yorkers even take metro to the opera, and true opera lovers use standing room for $15-$25 per ticket). Also, NYC is a true land of opportunity with one of the best public school system in the country. My husband made it to a magnet school, then an Ivy League with a full tuition scholarship and he was not even born in this country.

By: Q: How can I change careers without taking a pay cut? A: HAHAHA! | Young and Employed

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:26:50 +0000

[...] Penelope Trunk’s Blog with my morning coffee, I had to chuckle at her answer for the everyday more common question of: [...]

By: What if I want to change careers? | Young and Employed

What if I want to change careers? | Young and Employed — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:14:40 +0000

[...] and the comment on the earlier post was about changes in pay that come with changes in careers. I think this is a very common question. Ultimately, it depends on how you are switching careers. Some journalists switch to PR to make [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:40:14 +0000

Also, I disagree about the comment about intercourse and stay at home mothers. Since my wife has been staying at home with our three month old, she has told me, because she stays at home, she does not "feel attractive" to engage in such activities. So, I guess I should pay someone else for it instead???

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:38:39 +0000

My wife has taught swimming lessons to little kids and was often paid on the side for "private" one on one lessons. Group lessons are OK, but think about it, the lower the teacher to pupil ratio, the more attention and better swimmers they will become. She learned her swimming in Green Bay as a little child, forced down her throat by her mother.

Ironically, even though she was a swim instructor, she resents that she was forced to learn swimming and, much like your travel to the Caribbean and Europe, your kids may grow to resent these forced activities as well.