Should I be an ant or a grasshopper?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

She is brilliant, however she is not curious about the real world at all and would be happy to just read books in her room all the time. She doesn't like trying new things. I think because she's afraid to fail at them.

Afraid of having any attempt, personally rewarding or not, critiqued in microscopic detail? Sounds like a prime target for the first ne'er-do-well with a nefarious social life.

He is smart and very curious about the world. He's always making stuff and taking things apart and wants to cook in the kitchen, and if I'm working on a project or something, he gets right in there to see what I'm doing and wants to try it too... He says he wants to be an architect, but I can picture him doing just about anything.

Becoming the next Neil deGrasse Tyson could be expensive, however my buddy, the "Joe-the-Plumber" contractor, has a fleet of cars/motorcycles, and a million+ house at the DE shore.

As far as savings go, we have a big nest egg in 401Ks for retirement, and I'm not going to touch that until retirement. We have other savings that I consider the nest egg that might get spent on stuff and is for emergencies and stuff.

I'd bet not many people die wishing they have more savings.

A minivan would be useful some of the time, but a pain the rest of the time, or a mid sized sedan would be a good compromise.

A pain? The pain of feeling you're not sacrificing enough? The pain of taking up an extra 6 inches of community parking space? The pain of a couple mpg less even though without it you have to make an extra trip? The pain of not being able to show your brilliance at creative solutions when shit happens, as it always does?

C'mon man, live a little, you've already fucked up the park designed to shield the residents from the bustling crowds.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'd bet not many people die wishing they have more savings.

True, but the trick is to die at the right time.