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At least he made it last 35 years, the guy I knew blew through his in about 3 or 4 years each.

For sure, big difference. As to the grasshopper and ant reference, I feel like the ant sometimes. I've never made that much money, but I also don't smoke, drink and generally waste a lot of money. Plenty of my friends and relatives, however, made gobs of money and spent it like water. For years, when it came time to use a well equipped garage, guess where they came. Need a battery charger, guess who has one. Need a used appliance in a hurry? Yep, I stashed one away that I salvaged from a job remodel and lugged home. After years of helping out these well off folk, I mostly quit. Today, I live as well and have just about what all those higher salary people have. Still, I resent it when they make comments like, "Jeez Rich, what do you need three motorcycles for?" Or, "You sure have a big place here, Rich. You must charge a fortune." At the age of 56, I've almost lost contact with most of my wealthier "friends" and relatives. I guess I'm a slow learner.

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