Comments on: The 7 Deadly Sins of Personal Finance

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Bear Market Survival Tips, 2009 Gift Guide and More — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:53:07 +0000

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By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:24 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed the post, Miguel!

By: Miguel @ Great Stops

Miguel @ Great Stops — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:43 +0000

What a great Idea for a Blog Post. I may have to borrow the theme for some that I do. I think in today’s culture, Lust is playing a big role in financial decisions. How many families are giving in to their kids lust for the latest games or gadgets. I know it wasn’t like that when I was growing up.

Great blog and great idea for a post.

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:13:57 +0000

I not very Catholic either, FB, but I’m glad you liked it!

By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:01:00 +0000

I am not very Catholic, but this was great!

I have been guilty of Sloth, Greed, Lust, Envy and Gluttony. Possibly all at once.

Awesome post

By: What’s Sizzling? – October 10th Edition

What’s Sizzling? – October 10th Edition — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:06:06 +0000

[...] Penzo presents the 7 deadly sins of personal finance. Take your sense of humor with you, and you might learn [...]

By: Stephen @ Check Cashing Locations

Stephen @ Check Cashing Locations — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:03:23 +0000

Very nice list to ponder. I think most of us are vulnerable to those “sins” above. I agree with the comment above about greed, which is pretty hard to draw a line. And most of those in the list seems to become gray when in real life. If you set some standard or something like that, it’s pretty vague and appears to be classified as a case to case basis. I think discipline and proper financial management education will help a lot.

By: Sleepy and Tired…

Sleepy and Tired… — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:13:08 +0000

[...] very tired but wanted to say hi! Hope all is well! I read a very interesting post today over at LenPenzo.com so check it out! Also, loved Baker’s post earlier this week! Boo on Credit [...]

By: Len Penzo

Len Penzo — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:58:44 +0000

@Matt: My pleasure, Matt! And I think sloth is the easiest of the sins to be tempted by.

@Susan: I like your characterization of lust. One thing I noticed while putting this post together was that some traits could arguably be classified in multiple categories – like you just did so well!

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:44:52 +0000

Funny post. I think that the self-deception of overspenders is better classified as lust though, because it’s really about seeking the pleasure of experiences and material things beyond their actual worth or benefit. Lust has an “out of control” quality, whether it lust for sex, power, or stuff.
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