Comments on: I might be young, but I’m not dumb http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/2009/08/just-cause-im-young-doesnt-mean-im-dumb.html A fun personal finance blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dennis http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/2009/08/just-cause-im-young-doesnt-mean-im-dumb.html#comment-2514 Dennis Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:36:21 +0000 http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/?p=152#comment-2514 actually i believe alot of you posters have a problem with old people..gwenavyre's post is an example of that .//statistically ,theres going to be alot of older people who believe that age matters in situations such that are posted here.but that's not going to be the majority//but i also think that many of you need to understand that alot of people in your age groups have a problem with "old people". i'm 54,but look to be in my mid 30's. because of this i attract people in their 20's and 30's so most of my friends are younger than i and many are half my age.they very often forget my real age and many times in the past,during the course of conversation,i've picked up on the fact that they for some reason,have a real problem with "old people". in fact many times they've applied the term"old people" to men and women that were no older than 40 something. i wonder what 20 somethings who think like that ,will do when they begin to show their late 30 or 40ish side. suicide? facelift??depression clinic?? all 3?? actually i believe alot of you posters have a problem with old people..gwenavyre's post is an example of that .//statistically ,theres going to be alot of older people who believe that age matters in situations such that are posted here.but that's not going to be the majority//but i also think that many of you need to understand that alot of people in your age groups have a problem with "old people". i'm 54,but look to be in my mid 30's. because of this i attract people in their 20's and 30's so most of my friends are younger than i and many are half my age.they very often forget my real age and many times in the past,during the course of conversation,i've picked up on the fact that they for some reason,have a real problem with "old people". in fact many times they've applied the term"old people" to men and women that were no older than 40 something. i wonder what 20 somethings who think like that ,will do when they begin to show their late 30 or 40ish side. suicide? facelift??depression clinic?? all 3??

]]> By: PunchDebt http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/2009/08/just-cause-im-young-doesnt-mean-im-dumb.html#comment-2354 PunchDebt Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:44:05 +0000 http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/?p=152#comment-2354 You're 100% right :) You’re 100% right :)

]]> By: b-bo http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/2009/08/just-cause-im-young-doesnt-mean-im-dumb.html#comment-2352 b-bo Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:23:58 +0000 http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/?p=152#comment-2352 this post is pretty stupid, I'm 27 and have experienced what you describe in your post, however I also feel like you have some unfounded hubris and sense of superiority for some reason. "if [an 8yr old] is a baller on the tuba, then I'm all ears?" I'm pretty sure in your job you're not trying to teach anyone about psychology in your investigations and even if by some chance you were, I don't really think a vanilla bachelors degree makes you a baller. Throwing up a blog about your savings plan doesn't make you a baller about anything. I have a sense you receive this types of comments you describe not necessarily because of your age, but because of the (seemingly) invasive nature of your position, or I would imagine same sort of smugness that comes across in your blog coming out in your job could piss people off too. I think old people probably just care less and less as they age, and just call it like they see it. this post is pretty stupid, I'm 27 and have experienced what you describe in your post, however I also feel like you have some unfounded hubris and sense of superiority for some reason. "if [an 8yr old] is a baller on the tuba, then I'm all ears?" I'm pretty sure in your job you're not trying to teach anyone about psychology in your investigations and even if by some chance you were, I don't really think a vanilla bachelors degree makes you a baller. Throwing up a blog about your savings plan doesn't make you a baller about anything. I have a sense you receive this types of comments you describe not necessarily because of your age, but because of the (seemingly) invasive nature of your position, or I would imagine same sort of smugness that comes across in your blog coming out in your job could piss people off too. I think old people probably just care less and less as they age, and just call it like they see it.

]]> By: Greg http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/2009/08/just-cause-im-young-doesnt-mean-im-dumb.html#comment-1362 Greg Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:47:48 +0000 http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/?p=152#comment-1362 I break the record here at 42. <br /><br />It's not your age, it's the person you are dealing with. I use to think the same damn thing. I was a manager of a multi-million dollar business at 19 and had the same issue. <br /><br />Over time I learned if the person on the other side of the desk doesn't discriminate because of age it will be because of where you went to school the style of your hair or some other thing. <br /><br />Just do the right thing for the right reason. If they don't like it, $%^&* em' I break the record here at 42.

It's not your age, it's the person you are dealing with. I use to think the same damn thing. I was a manager of a multi-million dollar business at 19 and had the same issue.

Over time I learned if the person on the other side of the desk doesn't discriminate because of age it will be because of where you went to school the style of your hair or some other thing.

Just do the right thing for the right reason. If they don't like it, $%^&* em'

]]> By: camorra http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/2009/08/just-cause-im-young-doesnt-mean-im-dumb.html#comment-1267 camorra Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:05:37 +0000 http://www.punchdebtintheface.com/?p=152#comment-1267 I'm 18.<br /><br />My parents think that it's hilarious when I talk about retirement savings, despite the fact that they are teaching me how to manage my personal finances by giving me a lot of money to handle by myself. I may be young, but I still know about compound interest. I'm 18.

My parents think that it's hilarious when I talk about retirement savings, despite the fact that they are teaching me how to manage my personal finances by giving me a lot of money to handle by myself. I may be young, but I still know about compound interest.

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