Comments on: Make Reducing Poverty One of Your Motivators for Improving Your Own Finances http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2008/10/15/make-reducing-poverty-one-of-your-motivators-for-improving-your-own-finances/ Personal Finance Blog | Money Management | Money Saving Tips Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:24:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: someone else who loses http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/2008/10/15/make-reducing-poverty-one-of-your-motivators-for-improving-your-own-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 someone else who loses Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:57:05 +0000 http://www.thinkyourwaytowealth.com/?p=929#comment-1087 "Making, earning, and saving money is not a zero sum game- just because you increase your salary, start living frugally and save more money, and get your finances on track doesn’t mean someone else loses." Alas, it appears you have fallen for the O'Rourke Fallacy. (I name it for PJ O'Rourke, who wrote pretty much the same thing in one of his books.) Am I correct in assuming you do not work in real estate or own income property? “Making, earning, and saving money is not a zero sum game- just because you increase your salary, start living frugally and save more money, and get your finances on track doesn’t mean someone else loses.”

Alas, it appears you have fallen for the O’Rourke Fallacy. (I name it for PJ O’Rourke, who wrote pretty much the same thing in one of his books.)

Am I correct in assuming you do not work in real estate or own income property?

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