Re: Chama Steam
| October 23, 2007 01:26AM |
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Scott Turner Wrote:
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> Its hard to be cheapskate when I have NO MONEY. I
> am 15. When i do have money I have other things I
> need to buy.
>
> Michael, I hate to be the one to break this to ya,
> but what you describe never changes, 15 or 55.
> Yeah, you'll have more money as you get older
> (well, we'll hope so), but the things you "need"
> go up in price far faster than the increase in
> money. Life's just like that.
Agreed, I think my brother's kids are at the best time of life. They are 6 and 8 and they don't worry about money. Scott is right when you're 48 (my age) you live in a world of 2% salary increases but 8% inflation
Gavin
Linslade
Bedfordshire
UK
Garratt Locomotives
[www.beyergarrattlocos.co.uk]
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> Its hard to be cheapskate when I have NO MONEY. I
> am 15. When i do have money I have other things I
> need to buy.
>
> Michael, I hate to be the one to break this to ya,
> but what you describe never changes, 15 or 55.
> Yeah, you'll have more money as you get older
> (well, we'll hope so), but the things you "need"
> go up in price far faster than the increase in
> money. Life's just like that.
Agreed, I think my brother's kids are at the best time of life. They are 6 and 8 and they don't worry about money. Scott is right when you're 48 (my age) you live in a world of 2% salary increases but 8% inflation
Gavin
Linslade
Bedfordshire
UK
Garratt Locomotives
[www.beyergarrattlocos.co.uk]
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