First World Poor

September 05, 2024

I saw this post on “X” (formerly Twitter) the other day: “I’m first world poor.  Which means I own a smart phone and an expensive laptop so I can go online and check that I have no money in the bank.  While it made me laugh, I immediately got a little sad because it’s so true for so many people.  I used to own some apartments and I had a young lady suddenlybecome delinquent on her rent.  When she opened the door to greet me, she was on a brand-new iPhone and in the driveway was new car with the dealer tag still on it.  Hmmm, I wonder why it became tough for her to pay rent?  I’ve said it before,Life is all about choices.  Most of the time, it’s not an INCOME problem,it’s a SPENDING problem caused by lack of self-control and bad decisions.  Before you take on another payment or buy an expensive item, take a couple of days to think about it and calculate the true COST of your decisions.

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