If you had no money...

[Timon]

Originally Posted by Evil Chris

But what really makes me happy are things like sunrises, morning dew, my son's smiling face, my wife's soft skin, my dog chasing a ball, the leaves changing colours, etc. etc.

Sounds like someone just discovered a certain party drug

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Timon

Sounds like someone just discovered a certain party drug

When I met my girl I ingested 4 of them.

I think that's how she got me.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally Posted by Anthony

When I met my girl I ingested 4 of them.

I think that's how she got me.

LOL

Ummmm....

I believe I was there....

When the taxman took all our shit...

I believe I was there....

When between us we didn't have enough to pay for dinner...

I believe I was there....

Hmmm I'm begining to think I might be a fucking jinx!!! ;-)))



I'm with you man!!!

I've been rich and poor.

I'll take rich!

Evil Chris,

you are always whining about the future and bringing up the fact that you either do OK , or do alright , but you don't want to be rich.

I just find it interesting is all ;-))))

[Evil Chris]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

Evil Chris,

you are always whining about the future and bringing up the fact that you either do OK , or do alright , but you don't want to be rich.

I just find it interesting is all ;-))))

Do I come off like I'm whining? Where? That 100 years thread? Those are just observations on other people's predictions.

For a marketing boy, I do much better than just ok Nick. I just don't flaunt it.

[MorganGrayson]

Chris...I can answer your question with validation. We came to California, put nearly $500 of medication a month on my husband's thick collection of credit cards and went bankrupt. My husband has worked two full time minimum wage jobs and a time to keep us indoors. He once worked for a company the got arrested by the FCC, FBI and a whole lot of other letters. He had to sign documents to get his coffee mug back. (The company owner went to prison and to this day I have no idea what for.)

We've been scary poor. Our kids got their "new school clothes" from the thrift shop. The first time that happened, I cried through the entire thing. My husband gently pointed out what a great time the kids were having.

There's a thousand stories. But...the question was: were we happy? Yes, we were. Other parents would complain about their kids, saying "oh, you know what it's like: they have to have the latest designer jeans..." I could - and did - say "no, I don't know what that's like." Being raised poor meant my kids weren't greedy for things. They got something much more important. They got *time.*

I got a phone call once from one of my kids when she had long been out on her own. She'd just purchased "the absolute BEST pair of shoes I've ever owned in my LIFE!!!" She was so jazzed about these shoes. She'd purchased them from a neighbor's yard sale...for 25 cents.

Does this mean I'd rather be poor than rich? No, of course not. I'd much rather be rich...and intend to be so some day. Money means security to me, not "things." I want the safe feeling money will bring. I want to own my own home to grow old in. I want my husband to have a big screen TV. I want to buy books when they first come out, rather than waiting for when they go to paperback.

I am glad that the values were set during the "poverty years," though. It will prevent anything stupid from happening during the "not poor" years.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally Posted by Evil Chris

Do I come off like I'm whining? Where? That 100 years thread? Those are just observations on other people's predictions.

For a marketing boy, I do much better than just ok Nick. I just don't flaunt it.

Ok..Ok..Chris , we believe you!!!

;-)))

[Funbrunette]

Originally Posted by Timon

Sounds like someone just discovered a certain party drug

ROFL!!!!!!!!