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Fred Says: "Live Within Your Means"
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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1171035" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>While many in Africa get by on $2 a day that doesn't mean people here could do the same unless they are homeless. Things cost more here. We should however, whether here or in Africa, be always striving to better the lives of average citizens. Pretty tough to do in countries that are corrupt from top to bottom. Those people living on $2 a day aren't doing it because they want to. And rather than thinking we're all being extremely excessive and wasteful they are wishing they could be in a wealthy country too. I agree that constantly buying the latest and greatest this or that is a bit excessive but being able to buy things that enhance our lives is a reward for the hard work we put in. That's the flip side of living in a wealthy country. The $2 a day African has time to visit with family and friends and isn't putting in long structured days being pushed to be more productive. We on the other hand spend our lives hustling to just cover the basics, too often stressed to hold everything together. With some jerk acting like he'll take it all away if we don't jump through his hoops. Perspective indeed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 1171035, member: 24302"] While many in Africa get by on $2 a day that doesn't mean people here could do the same unless they are homeless. Things cost more here. We should however, whether here or in Africa, be always striving to better the lives of average citizens. Pretty tough to do in countries that are corrupt from top to bottom. Those people living on $2 a day aren't doing it because they want to. And rather than thinking we're all being extremely excessive and wasteful they are wishing they could be in a wealthy country too. I agree that constantly buying the latest and greatest this or that is a bit excessive but being able to buy things that enhance our lives is a reward for the hard work we put in. That's the flip side of living in a wealthy country. The $2 a day African has time to visit with family and friends and isn't putting in long structured days being pushed to be more productive. We on the other hand spend our lives hustling to just cover the basics, too often stressed to hold everything together. With some jerk acting like he'll take it all away if we don't jump through his hoops. Perspective indeed. [/QUOTE]
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