brip blap: follow the white rabbit to financial freedom
SavingDiva
· 2 years ago
Very creative post!
GoldnSivler
· 2 years ago
like SD said - Very Creative post, I like it.
t h rive
· 2 years ago
It's true my friend; follow too long what others call a dream and you'll find yourself in a financial nightmare - or 60 and still breaking even.
Sometimes all it takes is 4-6 months of the year where you're really putting away as much as you can - the rest of the year one can only do what's realistic.
I like how you 'drive' home the point of not really needing to have a car. Especially a lease that mostly serves to make you look good in the newest model. Ditch the car! Don't buy gas! (as much as possible).
...that being said - up for some virtua-kung fu?
the Wealthy Canadian
· 2 years ago
Very well said!
FourPillars
· 2 years ago
Awesome - the Matrix is one of the greatest movies ever.
Will you be e-mailing blue pills to the top commentators? :)
Mike
bripblap
· 2 years ago
Mike - I am doling out blue pills to everyone. We need all the help we can get to fight the Matrix :)
plonkee
· 2 years ago
You are awesome. Wow, this is such a lame comment. Sorry.
glblguy
· 2 years ago
Agent Smith "Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability."
Great pf article and based on my favorite movie...it doesn't get much better :-)
bripblap
· 2 years ago
Thanks everyone - since I'm a fan of the movie and thought this was a funny idea, I'm glad to hear you all like it :)
@Plonkee - not lame at all, I'm flattered :)
"The Matrix is a system. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it. "
It's amazing how closely it all fits, isn't it?
bubelah
· 2 years ago
Darling, great post! Even though I liked Matrix I couldn't watch it more than twice unlike you. You even quote from it ;o)
Like the info and also you reminded me to go see the matrix thats been on my to watch list forever.
Finance And Fat
· 2 years ago
Dude, well done! And it's so true...
Amanda
· 2 years ago
You couldn't have been more right on with this post. The world isn't supposed to be like this. We get so infatuated with shiny gadgets and infused with advertising that we fail to see that the best things in life are free...
Laura
· 2 years ago
I love the post! My husband is a Matrix (I) fan, so I'll pass this on to him. Thanks!
bripblap
· 2 years ago
Thanks for the comments so far - I guess I need to write "Financial Freedom Reloaded" now. Or maybe, like the producers of the Matrix, I should just stop after the "good one" :)
There is no spoon.
Xias
· 2 years ago
Great post, love to see creative twists on a seemingly boring topic for some :)
MillionDollarJourney
· 2 years ago
Great post BB, very well written.
Tezza
· 2 years ago
A very entertaining post. Reminds me, I need to go and watch the Matrix series again =)
Tim
· 2 years ago
I'm fed up of the cold, and eating the same gawdam goop everyday... We don't need cars, we have public transport. We don't need designer clothes we have lidl/kmart. We don't need to live in the lap of luxury and debt and work 9 to 5; we could live in a trailer park, hacking the social security system.
We just need to use our brains.
We won't live like kings but we don't need to, to be happy.
Living Off Dividends
· 1 year ago
phenomenal post!
Pinyo
· 1 year ago
Wow. That's an awesome post. Phenomenal.
Steve (Brip Blap)
· 1 year ago
Glad you both liked it!
Chuck Bartok
· 1 year ago
Outstanding... We have such a common Bond. Someday (whenever time allows) visit The Focus Society of Overachievers on TalkShoe.com Many of my listeners took my challenge in Decemeber 2006 and "quit" TV for 6 months... Almost all had Increase in net worth
anon
· 1 year ago
amazing post. as a recent college grad. trying to find my way in the world, i realize that the 'sick' feeling i get while in the corporate world is real. i literally get physically sick because it's all about 'what car you're driving, where you buy your clothes, where you vacation, etc etc'
good post. great point. but you still need to pay your bills so i think it's unrealistic to sacrifice a big paycheck.
BillinDetroit
· 1 year ago
I just Stumbled in today. Most good.
I have a couple aphorisms to leave behind: "Never chase another mans dream."
"Never gauge your insides by someone else's outsides."
If 'everybody' is doing it, there's some money in it. If nobody is doing it, it's either a rat hole or a gold mine. You'll know as soon as you start digging a little deeper.
Steve Winters
· 1 year ago
Very interesting comparison on day-to-day living/spending and the Matrix. I never pictured the Matrix to be financially educational in meaning but there it was all along. Great twist on the subject to get your point across. Just discovered your blog and will continue to read it daily.
Joshua
· 1 year ago
wow, great post.
Akera
· 1 year ago
Whoa.
moneymonk
· 1 year ago
"The trouble is, you set down the book and remember “I need a new belt!"
So true
We have all the available information within our access in the libraries, bookstores and the internet.
We are consumed so much we forgot what it takes for discipline.
Do not get comfortable in being broke. Change your life
neimanmarxist
· 1 year ago
i'm getting to this party late, but- fabulous!
SEO Updates
· 1 year ago
I can't agree less.The world we live in isn't supposed to be like this - "live and let die". We get so obsessed with shiny gadgets and infused with advertising @amanda that we fail to see that the best things in life are free..."Whatever you can't afford can be acquired cheaper somewhere else" ] Thanks OA
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Sometimes all it takes is 4-6 months of the year where you're really putting away as much as you can - the rest of the year one can only do what's realistic.
I like how you 'drive' home the point of not really needing to have a car. Especially a lease that mostly serves to make you look good in the newest model. Ditch the car! Don't buy gas! (as much as possible).
...that being said - up for some virtua-kung fu?
Will you be e-mailing blue pills to the top commentators? :)
Mike
Great pf article and based on my favorite movie...it doesn't get much better :-)
@Plonkee - not lame at all, I'm flattered :)
"The Matrix is a system. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it. "
It's amazing how closely it all fits, isn't it?
Like the info and also you reminded me to go see the matrix thats been on my to watch list forever.
There is no spoon.
We don't need cars, we have public transport. We don't need designer clothes we have lidl/kmart. We don't need to live in the lap of luxury and debt and work 9 to 5; we could live in a trailer park, hacking the social security system.
We just need to use our brains.
We won't live like kings but we don't need to, to be happy.
We have such a common Bond.
Someday (whenever time allows) visit
The Focus Society of Overachievers on TalkShoe.com
Many of my listeners took my challenge in Decemeber 2006 and
"quit" TV for 6 months...
Almost all had Increase in net worth
good post. great point. but you still need to pay your bills so i think it's unrealistic to sacrifice a big paycheck.
I have a couple aphorisms to leave behind:
"Never chase another mans dream."
"Never gauge your insides by someone else's outsides."
If 'everybody' is doing it, there's some money in it. If nobody is doing it, it's either a rat hole or a gold mine. You'll know as soon as you start digging a little deeper.
I never pictured the Matrix to be financially educational in meaning but there it was all along. Great twist on the subject to get your point across.
Just discovered your blog and will continue to read it daily.
So true
We have all the available information within our access in the libraries, bookstores and the internet.
We are consumed so much we forgot what it takes for discipline.
Do not get comfortable in being broke. Change your life
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Thanks OA