Comments on: Selling Your Soul or Having it Slowly Sucked Away… http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:58:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pete http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/#comment-16396 Pete Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:41:58 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=554#comment-16396 I had a similar post series recently from a Christian perspective - as to whether or not we should invest in "vice stocks" or "sin stocks". I think its a valid question even for non-christians - when to invest and/or work for a company you can't believe in? I had a similar post series recently from a Christian perspective – as to whether or not we should invest in “vice stocks” or “sin stocks”. I think its a valid question even for non-christians – when to invest and/or work for a company you can’t believe in?

]]> By: Guest Post at Get Rich Slowly, Round Up, and Carnival | Moolanomy http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/#comment-16299 Guest Post at Get Rich Slowly, Round Up, and Carnival | Moolanomy Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:00:30 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=554#comment-16299 [...] Selling Your Soul or Having it Slowly Sucked Away… at Mrs. Micah [...] [...] Selling Your Soul or Having it Slowly Sucked Away… at Mrs. Micah [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/#comment-16226 Lisa Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:52:46 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=554#comment-16226 This is part of what my blog is all about. "Responsible personal finance." It really can be a hard thing to do. Especially when you are trying to save for retirement, or feed your kids. I think everyone wants to do the right thing, but some times they just can't afford it. It will be good when it becomes more expensive to pollute and eat unhealthy foods, instead of the opposite. I really enjoyed your post! Lisa This is part of what my blog is all about. “Responsible personal finance.” It really can be a hard thing to do. Especially when you are trying to save for retirement, or feed your kids. I think everyone wants to do the right thing, but some times they just can’t afford it. It will be good when it becomes more expensive to pollute and eat unhealthy foods, instead of the opposite.

I really enjoyed your post!
Lisa

]]> By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/#comment-16223 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:24:18 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=554#comment-16223 Honestly, my soul is deeply troubled at my current company and I'm vigorously looking to change jobs. When the operations VP threatens every manager's job over a single form he invented last week because 5 (out of 140) were 30 minutes late faxing it in to him, something is clearly wrong. He isn't a leader, he's a bully and a tyrant. His boss (CEO) thinks he's a git 'er dun kind of guy. The entire company disagrees but questioning ANYTHING will get you fired. My soul isn't for sale and I'm highly tempted to mouth off, but I have 4 others depending on my paycheck. If I could figure out some way to break away, I would! Honestly, my soul is deeply troubled at my current company and I’m vigorously looking to change jobs. When the operations VP threatens every manager’s job over a single form he invented last week because 5 (out of 140) were 30 minutes late faxing it in to him, something is clearly wrong. He isn’t a leader, he’s a bully and a tyrant. His boss (CEO) thinks he’s a git ‘er dun kind of guy. The entire company disagrees but questioning ANYTHING will get you fired.

My soul isn’t for sale and I’m highly tempted to mouth off, but I have 4 others depending on my paycheck. If I could figure out some way to break away, I would!

]]> By: Jared http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/#comment-16214 Jared Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:46:45 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=554#comment-16214 I definitely agree with you that you should only invest your time and money in things that agree with your principles and not violate your integrity for the "almighty buck." One thing to re-evaluate, might be your stance on Scientology. I definitely recommend getting the facts of the situation. It's quite an amazing organization doing a lot of good in the world. I definitely agree with you that you should only invest your time and money in things that agree with your principles and not violate your integrity for the “almighty buck.”

One thing to re-evaluate, might be your stance on Scientology. I definitely recommend getting the facts of the situation. It’s quite an amazing organization doing a lot of good in the world.

]]> By: Vered http://financefreelancelife.com/2008/04/05/selling-your-soul-and-money/#comment-16212 Vered Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:06:39 +0000 http://financefreelancelife.com/?p=554#comment-16212 My mom grew up poor. She worked for 40 years at a job she hated, but that job enabled her to build herself financially, send her kids to college and retire comfortably. I asked her about it, and she said that when you grow up poor (they sometimes went hungry), "safe" is a legitimate choice. I think I agree with her. Re investing, I do invest in individual stocks as well as in indexes. With individual stocks, I invest in companies that I like and believe in. But I don't bother myself too much with looking into which companies a certain index, or even an actively-managed mutual fund, holds. My mom grew up poor. She worked for 40 years at a job she hated, but that job enabled her to build herself financially, send her kids to college and retire comfortably. I asked her about it, and she said that when you grow up poor (they sometimes went hungry), “safe” is a legitimate choice. I think I agree with her.

Re investing, I do invest in individual stocks as well as in indexes. With individual stocks, I invest in companies that I like and believe in. But I don’t bother myself too much with looking into which companies a certain index, or even an actively-managed mutual fund, holds.

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