Originally Posted by
EWR73FO
Oh, if we could all be like you, master economist.
Man you gotta love the financial mighter-than-thou types on this board. You have no EFFIN IDEA what anyone at either airline is going through in their lives or their families lives. How arrogant can you be? Not just arrogant because you think you are better than the rest when it comes to financies but arrogant enough to think that just because your little sihtty life model works for you, then it's gotta be the same model that everyone else has to fit it in. I'm sure your blonde hair and blue-eyed too................
I alternately lived in my car and a storage unit for a good portion of 2002/3 after being furloughed. But I never missed a child support payment.
My previous car threw two pistons last year, forcing me to replace it. I paid cash for a 2008 BMW; the first nice car I've owned since 1989.
We all have choices in life. One can spend their money on material things that they think they need or you can save for a stress free retirement. I opted for the latter.
I've eaten a lot of ramen and PBJ sandwiches to get here but I no longer worry about finances. I also didn't indulge my children with a lot of extras although I saved money to pay for their college. Even with my kids, it was necessities, not niceties.
I know, we all DESERVE the big house and the fancy cars and boat and cessna. Nothing to worry about; we'll all be taken care of in retirement so there's no need to save for retirement.