Learn to control money but do not allow it to control you

greenbee

Firewalker wrote: »

Hey, you are back. How was your trip?

As to the 'inertia selling' any tips what to do to avoid it and how to keep track are very welcome.

Firewalker

Trip was exhausting but productive. I'm now making up for the travel time by being flat out on calls from clients who had to wait while I was away and desparately truing to get this month's research reviewed and published on time (so far I've had things overdue by my own schedule but not by work stats!).

I'm looking for ideas for what to do with a free half day in Vienna, and where to eat, so seeing as you've just been there, what are your top tips.

Avoiding inertia selling? Read the contract - what's the trial period, what's the cancellation period? E.g. One month trial with 30 days cancellation means you don't have time to use the trial to make a decision... You either cancel on sign-up or pay for at least a month after the trial. Generally, if it looks too good to be true, it is. Otherwise, read the contract, work as out when you need to cancel and when, then out it in your diary/tasks as a priority with reminders, deadlines etc so that you at least have a choice about whether to go to the effort of cancelling.

Karmacat

When I was working hard on getting dfw, as opposed to building another career long term, I signed up for varoius offers, and I learned to literally "diarise" them - write in the diary about it, on the day on which I had to cancel them or else the next week I'd have to pay something.

Firewalker

greenbee wrote: »

I'm looking for ideas for what to do with a free half day in Vienna, and where to eat, so seeing as you've just been there, what are your top tips.

I didn't manage to see anything this time but there is loads of art, museums and music in Vienna. Check here
http://www.vienna.info/en

And I have always eaten well in Vienna - but one has to be in the city centre. Watch the cakes - absolutely wonderful and tempting. All things sweet for that matter.

Firewalker

Firewalker

elantan wrote: »

thats what i was thinking kc ... debt free ... as an individual anyway ... that is fantastic news fw ... really delighted for you ... did you have a wee mini celebration last night ?

The guy is called Scott Young. He is 19 and has a blog on how to get more out of life. Check this out

http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/

But the post I am referring to was on a blog I have started reading Cen Habits (link on my blog).

Firewalker

Cheery_Daff

Karmacat wrote: »

Hurray to immature attitudes and looking good! I had the same sort of thing from my new neighbour yesterday, she told me she was 52 in the manner of "I'm old and tired" and I said, "well, I'm 56" I do quite like shocking people

Have a fantastic time in Paris! How wonderful!

My mum was trying to tell me at the weekend how she was too tired/old to do something-or-other - at 52 :eek: I didn't point out that Mr daffs is 49 this year - and I have absolutely NO intention of letting him get away with being too old/tired for anything just yet! :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Firewalker

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

My mum was trying to tell me at the weekend how she was too tired/old to do something-or-other - at 52 :eek: I didn't point out that Mr daffs is 49 this year - and I have absolutely NO intention of letting him get away with being too old/tired for anything just yet! :eek: :rotfl: :rotfl:

This is the spirit! MrF is still rather young and energetic. And me - I have always said that I'll win a marathon when I am 80...partly because I'll be the only woman of that age to run it and finish.

FW

MrsMoo2U

I am 46 and today I was in a meeting with 2 people who I had to get their birthdates from, I had an :eek::eek: moment when I realised that they were both 2 years younger than me. They were equally :eek: when I told them that, they thought that I was mid thirties

Green bee, there is a blog " an new girl in vienna" English girl talks a lot about places that she goes to eat.

As I am aiming to head to Austria in the future I am following a few, I will not be near Vienna, closer to Saltzburg but the more I read about Vienna the more I want to go.

elantan

happy birthday cherisong

MrsMoo2U

Oh no its not my birthday I was just saying that I am 46 (following on from KC being 56 and FW being very young!!!)

elantan

Firewalker wrote: »

The guy is called Scott Young. He is 19 and has a blog on how to get more out of life. Check this out

http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/

But the post I am referring to was on a blog I have started reading Cen Habits (link on my blog).

Firewalker

been having a read ... he is very good isnt he