All too often we try to help our kids, I always told mine, "I'll give you everything you need, not everything you want!" Need shoes, no problem. Want a pair of $100 shoes, we have a problem. I remember one time Tretorn were the shoes everyone was wearing. They were selling for around $60 or more. I told my kids that they were worth $10 at best. Months later we were in the store, I went up to my kids and said, "Follow me, I'm fixing to buy both of you, 3 pairs of shoes!" It was tretorn, they were marked down to $10. My youngest said, we don't want those, nobody wears them. Then I said, "Thats right, when everyone has something, no one wants it!" I took some of their friends to a football game one night, they could remember the score, but could tell you what clothes the kids were wearing that night. Buy stock in fads, you can make some money.
I used to wear the heck out of some Tretorns. I'm guessing I didn't get any until they were a little cheaper than $60--though I did spend some of my summer job money on a $70 pair of Z. Cavaricci jeans in the summer of '88 that I wore until they had holes in the ass--then I cut them off and still wore them some more.
Well, that's what I mean. Money can solve problems if problems are causing one distress. If the distress is caused by mental illness or social awkwardness, that takes willpower not possessed by all. Ain't that the truth! I learned not to take on any stress that I didn't have to. I've had as much heartache and tragedy in my life as most people but I can shake off sadness, forget old problems, and block depressing thoughts pretty damned effectively. There is simply no point in worrying about things beyond one's control. It won't help and only makes you feel bad. I thank genetics for that, my parents were both very positive people who thought I worried too much as a child. They were right. I gave it up and life has been mostly a bed of roses ever since.
My students comment on how even-tempered and, well, happy I seem all the time. Now, I'll admit that is sometimes an act; however, as I tell them, it takes a lot more energy to be angry. I choose to project positivity. Some people cannot do that. But I truly try to assess whether or not I can do anything about a situation. If I cannot, I try not to let it worry me.
Stacey, you might feel like your hubby has enough money to feel comfortable and secure but does he feel the same way? How much is enough? If you make $500K or even $1 Million a year and you live up to what you earn its possible to find yourself in a bind if there is an economic downturn or you have some kind of financial reversal. ie. Suddenly your stocks are worthless, you lose your job or your business tanks. Obviously anybody with a net worth of over $100 Million will never be a poor person unless he is extremely foolish and buys a new Gulfstream every year but how many people are ever able to achieve that kind of financial freedom. I grew up in were probably similar circumstances as you did. My Dad had a good job and we never lacked for good food to eat and clothes on our backs but we didn't have many luxuries. Even my Dad's LSU season tickets weren't the luxury they are with what they cost today. I've never had so much money that I considered myself rich but I've had enough that some other people thought I was rich. Now I don't. Maybe If I had grown up dirt poor I would have been more careful with my money and not continued to live the same lifestyle when things took a turn for the worse. I will make good money again. I am determined that I will. But I won't be living quite so large. Warren Buffet is maybe the 3rd or 4th richest man in the world. Last I heard he was worth about $50 Billion. Somebody once asked him how much he was going to leave his children. He answered that he would leave each of them enough that they could do anything they wanted but not so much that they could do nothing.
I had been assuming that Robin Williams suicide was probably an OD. But the radio today said that he hanged himself with a belt over his closet door.
They say he had four movies in the can that will be released in the next year. 'Merry Friggin' Christmas' Here, Williams plays a father who hits the road with his estranged son ("Community's" Joel McHale) when his son realizes the family's holiday gifts were forgotten eight hours away. Fans can expect dark comedy tempered with holiday spirit. Status: In theaters Nov. 7. 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb' In this third installment of the "Museum" franchise, Williams rejoins co-star Ben Stiller to reprise his performance as gung-ho Teddy Roosevelt, one of the museum's exhibits who comes to life when the lights go down. Status: In theaters Dec. 19. 'Absolutely Anything' The sci-fi animated comedy, directed by Monty Python member Terry Jones, tells the story of a teacher who gets superpowers from aliens. Williams voices Dennis, the teacher's pet — literally. (He's a dog.) Status: Planned for release in 2015; seeking U.S. distribution 'Boulevard' Stuck in a marriage of convenience, Williams befriends a street hustler in this drama, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April to positive critical reviews. Status: Release date not yet set; seeking wide U.S. distribution.
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