Sometimes, people will make fun of me for driving a car with 204,000 miles of wear and tear on it. There isn’t a month that goes by that someone doesn’t ask me, “Ted, when are you going to get a new car?” On top it, I’m not the kind of person who buys myself much anymore. I don’t spend a lot money on clothes, I don’t have an expensive hobby, and I don’t even wear a watch anymore. You’d think I was bunkering up for a financial Armageddon, but in reality a few years ago I realized that no matter how much money you make the best things in life are free. Growing up as a child, we would have NEVER even thought about going to a four star hotel. Now, for most families it isn’t even about taking a vacation. It’s about the style points associated with the vacation. “Hey, have you gone to the Ritz Carlton in …..?” ...
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May 21, 2017
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