PolAmKrakow 3 | 873
1 day ago #1
@johnny reb
My wife said to me "Why dont you go and buy some new clothes for yourself?" I replied "What happened did my clothes disappear, or blow away while they were outside drying?" If you dont need something, why spend money on something you dont need? I dont care how much money I have, the $50 I would spend on some Levi's has value to me, and if my other Levi's arent destroyed, then why waste the money? Young people today dont want to work hard and do not understand the value of money.
That said, its a different world today, compared to my youth. Instant gratification is what everyone is looking for. Time is not seen as a commodity, and people are willing to waste a lot of it on pursuits that have no value.
Unless its a home, if you cannot pay cash for it, you do not deserve it. I only exclude homes because real estate costs are out of control everywhere. My neighbor has a new Mercedes with a monthly payment, and a 30 year mortgage on his new flat. He makes good money, but not great money, and he has loans for the work and materials used to finish his flat. Making 20K pln in Poland per month is pretty damn good, but with payments like that, along with supporting a family, he is lucky to have anything left at the end of each month. I just shake my head on these issues.
My wife said to me "Why dont you go and buy some new clothes for yourself?" I replied "What happened did my clothes disappear, or blow away while they were outside drying?" If you dont need something, why spend money on something you dont need? I dont care how much money I have, the $50 I would spend on some Levi's has value to me, and if my other Levi's arent destroyed, then why waste the money? Young people today dont want to work hard and do not understand the value of money.
That said, its a different world today, compared to my youth. Instant gratification is what everyone is looking for. Time is not seen as a commodity, and people are willing to waste a lot of it on pursuits that have no value.
Unless its a home, if you cannot pay cash for it, you do not deserve it. I only exclude homes because real estate costs are out of control everywhere. My neighbor has a new Mercedes with a monthly payment, and a 30 year mortgage on his new flat. He makes good money, but not great money, and he has loans for the work and materials used to finish his flat. Making 20K pln in Poland per month is pretty damn good, but with payments like that, along with supporting a family, he is lucky to have anything left at the end of each month. I just shake my head on these issues.