Uh oh...
Paul looked at another Corvette yesterday and he's talking about it with evidence of infatuation in his voice. It scares the hell out of me.
Did you ever see that commercial - I don't even remember what it was advertising - featuring this guy with a huge smile plastered on his face, talking about how well off he is? He says something like: "I live in this beautiful four-bedroom home in a gated subdivision. I drive the latest German import. I enjoy membership in this exclusive country club. How do I do it? I'm in debt up to my eyeballs." At the end of the commercial, he's riding around his yard on his lawn tractor, that fake smile still plastered on his face, whimpering, "Help me…"
That is my paranoia. I fear ending up like the guy in that commercial, so I'm obsessive about my spending habits. I'm telling Paul: "If the car makes you happy, get the car. If you're happy, I'll be happy." I really WANT to mean that, however I suspect I'm not convincing him any more than I'm convincing myself. I don't want to be a grinch!!
"Help me..."
Have a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Remember all those things you're grateful for. For example: You may not be incredibly wealthy, but you don't wake up to THIS image every morning!! ENJOY!!
posted by WordWhiz at 11/23/2005
6 Comments:
I think everyone has a weakness for something extravagant. I'm a spendthrift myself except when it comes to travel.
You do see a lot on the television about the debt our country is in. It's scary.
Answering your comment on my blog, I'll absolutely let you know when my blogging days come to an end.
12:14 PM
Dave: Thanks, I'll do likewise.
It's so easy these days to get in debt over your head. I get credit card offers DAILY - sometimes more than one a day. Every mortgage company in existance wants to refinance my house. When I bought the house, they approved me for an amount I could not POSSIBLY afford if I still wanted to EAT or purchase electric or phone service. It's no wonder so many people file for bankruptsy protection these days. Maybe we should be more responsible about managing our money, but it's so easy to say, "Well...this financial institution says I can borrow this much and they must have done the caclulations so..."
PS: Vacations are my weakness, too. I rationalize that I skimp in other areas to allow me to occasionally splurge on travel. I'm not particularly convincing with that argument either, but I pretend to believe myself because I want to believe it!!
1:36 PM
I'm very much like that...I will NOT buy something unless I have the money for it. I just wont do it. I have zero debt (unless you count husband's student loans) and I plan on keeping it that way...until I buy a condo.
4:43 PM
happy turkey day!
12:46 PM
My weakness is technology gadgets. I'm always eyeing, always wanting to upgrade to the next cool new toy.
Happy Thanksgiving!
11:28 PM
Ah, when cloning goes bad....
10:32 AM
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