Mr. Shaman
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- May 4, 2010
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I have been my families only source of income for 20 years. We live a good lifestyle but we avoid debt like the plague. We already own our home and our cars. When one breaks down I fix it I dont trade it. When we need to buy a big ticket item like a fridge or a stove we pay cash.
Sounds very much like the home I grew up in, tony. My point was that we have a lot of people these days who feel their "needs" include: a 52" plasma tv; a $40K car (replaced every 3-4 years); and other luxury items that require both of the adults in the family to work in order to pay for them. If these people would adopt more of your philosophy and realize that many of these things are not necessary, there would not be the "need" for both adults to work anywhere near as often.
Yeah....that's really workin'-out, presently.....people spending less-and-less.....