Today I sat through an hour long lecture that included a thorough anti-republican tongue lashing- a loving precursor to Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls". :Sigh: Whilst sitting in thise otherwise disturbing one sided discussion, I contemplated my finances (well .. I find myself doing that OFTEN lol) and have come to a few conclusions:

1. The more money I accumulate in ING, the farther i'll be from getting any decent type of financial aid (One income family notwithstanding)

2. Hiding this "saved cash" in my house will only bring more issues since someone here's got a sticky fingers
habit (gotta love greed!)

3. I have no love for Safe Deposit Boxes since it's still a service you pay for... regardless of whatever is in it...

I recall reading somewhere that only the lower middle class and below fuss over money OFTEN... somehow I don't picture Ebinezer Scrooge letting his mortgage and cell phone bill pile up then pay it all ONE time a month? (Wow I'm really reaching on the creative writing chain, aren't i?) Perhaps if I just let the chips fall where they may.. I'll wind up perilously close to bankruptcy with double digit credit card balances and no significant income to pay it down. I'm curious as to how others feel about this generalization?
Do YOU feel you over-emphasize financial matters whether its through debt or savings?

On a much happier note, I have made the switch over to vegetarianism....now to get my family over to the same side lol!