Comments on: up, down, up, up https://thisfish.com/up-down-up-up/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Lex https://thisfish.com/up-down-up-up/#comment-34807 Lex Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:11:16 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1681#comment-34807 <p>Cellos? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSotUeV0WI">Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone</a>!</p> Cellos? Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone!

]]> By: Amber https://thisfish.com/up-down-up-up/#comment-34806 Amber Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:23:13 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1681#comment-34806 <p>Elope. My fiance and I are doing a destination wedding, which is a compromise between true elopement and a "real" wedding, and I wish I hadn't compromised. My future MIL (who I always got along with great) and I are a bit strained now because she secretly resents that I took away her opportunity to invite her whole hometown and play hostess to the world. Of course, no rush to get married. It took us 5 years to get around to it.</p> Elope. My fiance and I are doing a destination wedding, which is a compromise between true elopement and a “real” wedding, and I wish I hadn’t compromised. My future MIL (who I always got along with great) and I are a bit strained now because she secretly resents that I took away her opportunity to invite her whole hometown and play hostess to the world. Of course, no rush to get married. It took us 5 years to get around to it.

]]> By: Ken Wheaton https://thisfish.com/up-down-up-up/#comment-34805 Ken Wheaton Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:21:16 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1681#comment-34805 <p>I just got completely out of debt last year -- right around Christmas no less. I popped a bottle of champagne on that one. But since I've gotten out of debt, I get panicky when the credit card starts building up again. Logically speaking the 2,000 bucks I have on that one card is NOTHING compared to the student loans, multiple cards and drinking bills built up all over town that I used to carry, but it's still like. AGGGHHHH. Get it off! Get it off!</p><br /><br /><p>I hear that book is totally awesome, by the way.</p> I just got completely out of debt last year — right around Christmas no less. I popped a bottle of champagne on that one. But since I’ve gotten out of debt, I get panicky when the credit card starts building up again. Logically speaking the 2,000 bucks I have on that one card is NOTHING compared to the student loans, multiple cards and drinking bills built up all over town that I used to carry, but it’s still like. AGGGHHHH. Get it off! Get it off!

I hear that book is totally awesome, by the way.

]]> By: Megan https://thisfish.com/up-down-up-up/#comment-34804 Megan Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:04:23 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1681#comment-34804 <p>I understand about having swoony conversations turn in to total buzzkill-- especially the ones about getting married. I've told my Boy on several occasions to stop talking about money. We're trying to get out of debt (mostly my school-- "investment"), and he's trying to build his business and it seems one thing after another comes up...sigh. I don't want a fancy wedding, I really just want to be married and not have those conversations turn to budgeting meetings every time! </p><br /><br /><p>Have fun at the symphony!</p> I understand about having swoony conversations turn in to total buzzkill– especially the ones about getting married. I’ve told my Boy on several occasions to stop talking about money. We’re trying to get out of debt (mostly my school– “investment”), and he’s trying to build his business and it seems one thing after another comes up…sigh. I don’t want a fancy wedding, I really just want to be married and not have those conversations turn to budgeting meetings every time!

Have fun at the symphony!

]]> By: sara https://thisfish.com/up-down-up-up/#comment-34803 sara Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:00:50 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1681#comment-34803 <p>I third the just get married comment. Weddings are seriously overpriced and overrated. And who says grad students can't get married? Have each member of your family sponsor one part of the wedding (bake the cake, write the invitations etc.)instead of some other gift. Keep it very small and low key. There you go. </p><br /><br /><p>And if you want a baby and you know you want it with him...just do it. You'll find ways to make it work and your sibs, friends and strangers on the street will give you gently used baby stuff (I'm happy to send girls clothes your way!) Like everything else in life it doesn't have to cost a fortune. Babies don't care if they live in a house or apartment (and you'll be so exhausted you won't care either). It's way cheaper than fertility treatments later on. </p> I third the just get married comment. Weddings are seriously overpriced and overrated. And who says grad students can’t get married? Have each member of your family sponsor one part of the wedding (bake the cake, write the invitations etc.)instead of some other gift. Keep it very small and low key. There you go.

And if you want a baby and you know you want it with him…just do it. You’ll find ways to make it work and your sibs, friends and strangers on the street will give you gently used baby stuff (I’m happy to send girls clothes your way!) Like everything else in life it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Babies don’t care if they live in a house or apartment (and you’ll be so exhausted you won’t care either). It’s way cheaper than fertility treatments later on.

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