Stay Away From Greedy B@#tards!

We all have that one friend who likes to lavishly throw their money around!

Here’s one of their stories, in a nutshell: you get a call from this spendthrift and they tell you they’ll be over in a second, and they hold true to their promise. Now when they pull up they are behind the wheel of some expensive sports car, and when they get out they are literally begging you to drool all over it! If you do, they cherish the moment; if you don’t they think you’re jealous! In either case … they fail to see that they paid way too much to get your approval (and when that day finally hits them it’s going to be too late, and they’ll be stuck making those expensive monthly payments)!

Here’s another story, courtesy of this same squanderer: you and your other friends go out to paint the town red with this guy, and you’re actually having fun! The beers keep coming (however, this jerk keeps getting mixed drinks with top-notch liquor) and the ladies are interested (so your buddy keep filling up their glasses). Five hours later, you get the tab for $199 (which this guy want to split five ways) which isn’t too bad, but then you start hearing crap from this P.I.T.A. because the group won’t give the nice bartender a $150 tip! Yea, that’s the way with this type, and it’s also the reason why they shouldn’t be on your speed dial. The reason: they know nothing about budgeting, and if you start picking up their traits you’ll take a downward spiral into the poorhouse right next to them!

So, if you have a friend like this who buys a new car every other year (or worse: leases it) has like three large screen TVs and every other conceivable electronics gadget, eats out at fancy restaurants every other night and just live way beyond their means, you’d be better off keeping a safe distance from this person. Don’t get me wrong: they may be a nice person and they probably don’t mean you any harm, but hanging out with clowns like this can often lead you into a life filled with a lot of unnecessary desires and discontent. Here’s a philosophical question: what’s more important to you — your friends or your peace of mind? I usually go the peace of mind route, but you do whatever you want!

In life, debt will hold you back, and it will also make you live a life that you really don’t want to live! Who wants to be held down with that ball-and-chain called debt, when they could be out there doing a lot of things life has to offer, which costs barely anything! Why spend $100 for something you can do for much cheaper? Why spend $1000 for something that is just going to sit around and collect dust anyway? Why do we, as Americans, always want something right when it comes to market? Who’s to blame: the advertisers our own greedy intent?

My friend, the time is now to turn back the clock. It’s a perfect sort of day to tell that “friend” that you no longer want to hang out with them, unless they stop trying to live too far beyond their means with their show-off ways! Trust me, you don’t need this in your life, and once you put your own life into perspective (like knowing that millions of people in this country have literally nothing) it’ll be so much easier to see.

Well, at least this is how I see life, and let me tell you … I’m pretty happy with it, and I’ve been out of the “red” for over a decade! Good luck to you … and your “friend (who will need it more)!