People here in South Florida have so money it's not even funny. I honestly think the rich like to make you feel poor, or financially challenged as I like to call. How did they get so rich? Some people are old money, the good ol' Vanderbilts and Astors, who ruled New York society back in 1800s and 1900s. Some are brand new money, shiny pennies. They are usually have no taste since they grew up in the back roads of Alabama or some obscure state like Idaho praying to "Our Lady of the Trailer Park" or something like that. But you know what, we must admire them no matter what. They went from rags to riches and now they live in South Florida and drive a nice Mercedes or even a Bentley.
How did they get their wake up call? Like, who knocked on their door and said: wake up, get a decent job, save money and get the hell out of this trailer park! I want to get this wake up call... Actually I think I am getting it as we speak, right now I can feel it. No, seriously, I am. Moving down to South Florida is waking me up: "Dude! Grow up!!!! Get a real job, pay your bills, DEBT IS NOT GOING AWAY!!!"
Get a real job, whatever that is... What is a "real" job? Sitting in an office, pushing paper... that's a real job. Working at a bank? Another "real" job. What about garbage man? Isn't that a real job too? Seriously, it's probably full time with benefits... but why is it that we don't see it as a "real" job? I work in retail, would you consider that a "real" job? Probably not... well you know what, I'm going to start considering everything a real job. So ok, my job isn't full time and I don't have benefits, so what? It's real, it's there, it pays, and it's a job! I'm not pushing paper, I'm pushing clothes to women who are CLUELESS to how much money they have. There, my job is REAL!
I just wish I made more money in my "real" job. It's quite upsetting to think that we are all slaves, slaves to MONEY. We live for it 'cause we certainly can't live without it. Some people are bigger slaves to "it" some people are ok with being slightly financially challenged. Lemme tell you guys, I HATE being financially challenged. The choices I made in the past that led to this, but like the title says: "Going broke was never this much fun!"
Who is the idiot that said that money doesn't bring happiness? It brought me so much joy, it's not even funny. I am making myself sound like a capitalist pig, maybe I am, so shoot me.
It's true though, money can buy things and just like endorphines, it makes you happy! You can do so much with a money, good constructive things, like buying clothes and eating out! How fun is that? How about travelling? Oooo, how about drinking with your buddies? Or how about buying a new cell phone? How about paying the cell phone bill? Buying presents for all your beautiful friends? That's the best thing! The possibilities are overwhelming... My brain is fried just thinking about it. After buying all that, the sense of accomplishment is amazing. Most of the time, a shopaholic won't even realize that he/she bought all that. Better yet, they don't even realize, at the end of the month when the credit card bill comes, that they bought so much! It's crazy... I think it's not our fault, the credit card companies use our cards to buy their groceries or something crazy like that. Once I've heard that credit cards are your best friends. They certainly weren't my friends otherwise they wouldn't be stabbing me in the back right now with all those interest rates. Friends don't do that to each other, friends forgive and forget.
Yes, the cards are out to get me but oh well, such is life, and I've got to pay for all those beautiful things I bought right? We live and we learn, if we don't, we'll go on making the same mistakes. According to my stepmom, that's when you fall under the "idiot" category and keep making the same mistakes all throughout life. Bottom line is: Learn from your mistakes!