I knew we lived a disposable society the time Jacob and I broke a wine glass and he said, "it’s ok, we can buy another one." That’s his answer to most problems: we can always buy a solution. Makes you wonder what our society will be like when all our kids are adults. They have […]
A truly disposable society: disposable underwear Read More »
Why do we all play the lottery when it’s been proven that winning the lottery won’t make us any happier? Lottery winners are no happier six months after they win the lottery than they were before they one. Many of them are considerably unhappier. I wrote a few days ago about how money isn’t evil.
Winning the lottery isn’t all it’s cut out to be Read More »
Money is not evil. Having money is not wrong. Spending money is not wrong. Steve Olson has a great post about Why People Believe Money is the Root of all Evil – both Steve Olson and Steve Pavlina take that one step further and explain why if you think money is evil you will never
The other day Dad was trying to tell me that young people today don’t care as much about politics and social causes. I wasn’t sure whether I agreed or not but I did take umbrage at his example of a dad who drove a pinto and whose son drove an SUV. Dad seemed to think
Generations and life goals Read More »