Comments on: What Would Mario Do? 9 Money Lessons from Super Mario Brothers

By: The David

The David — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:11:16 +0000

Hi Parrish,

I think that's incredibly cool that even at age 9, you already have financial goals. You're at least a decade ahead of me!

Saving for a car is a good goal. For the car I'm driving now, I'm guessing that somewhere between 15-20% of the total cost is going to interest.

If you can pay cash, you'll save a lot.

That's a good question about Luigi...he's gotten the short end of the stick in the Mario games, despite his ability to jump higher and further.

Like in Super Mario Galaxy, Luigi was constantly getting lost and needed rescuing.

Thanks for the comment! You've made my day, and I'm truly amazed at how motivated you are at such a young age. Keep up the good work - you're going places in life!

By: Parrish

Parrish — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:48:29 +0000

Good use of Mario. I agree that we should have goals. My goal is to save for a car. I already am. It's in the bank, but I spend most of my money on Pokemon cards.

What can Luigi teach us?

Signed P, age 9

By: The David

The David — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:05:21 +0000

I'm glad you liked it

Thanks for the link, but more importantly for your family's service. We all owe you a debt.

By: The David

The David — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:44:21 +0000

Ha! If that doesn't work, maybe you could try jumping on turtles or throwing fireballs at people. It seems to work for Mario.

Thanks for the comment!

By: The David

The David — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:43:49 +0000

Ha ha. I knew what you meant. Glad you liked the idea, and also that it inspired you (thanks for the head nod…I really do appreciate it).

My favorite Zelda game was a Link to the Past…how about you? I guess I'm kind of old school like that. Some of the 3d game play that came later just got in the way of the game for me.

By: My Journey

My Journey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:55:25 +0000

I just re-read my comment…I meant Legend of Zelda was a 1000x better than Super Mario Bros not my post LOL

By: thomas

thomas — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:54:40 +0000

I'm going to bang my fist on some bricks tomorrow and see what happnes. Good post

By: My Journey

My Journey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:45:07 +0000

I can't being to tell you how bad ass this list was! I freaking love it…so I did my own on Legend of Zelda which was a 1000times better…I made it clear I ripped the idea from pimp:

http://www.myjourneytomillions.com/articles/9-p...

By: Kate Kashman

Kate Kashman — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:06:22 +0000

Great article, and funny too!

I've linked to you

By: The David

The David — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:09:24 +0000

Ha ha.

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. It's funny how many people can bond over something as simple as a video game.

Don't tempt me on the Zelda idea…I'm sure I could cook something up.

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Weekend reading for investors: 28/02/09 — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:23:48 +0000

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By: Monevator

Monevator — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:03:04 +0000

Alright, very nice, but what can you give me on Zelda?

By: The David

The David — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:31:54 +0000

Thanks!

If I were you, I’d keep playing Super Mario Galaxy, and try to shore up your finances at the same time.

That’s one of the funnest games I’ve played.

I’m glad you like the article, and hope that you feel inspired!

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:32:52 +0000

Great post. I need to stop playing Super Mario Galaxy and start shoring up my finances!

By: The David

The David — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:14:15 +0000

Thanks DDFD.

I like your article – it's a dead match for my line of thinking! I feel like there is something that can be learned from everybody and from any situation. It sounds like you share the same attitude too.

Thanks for the comment, and also for the link you posted.