Are we the victims of our own indulgence?
Richard Weisser asks a good question: Are we the victims of our own indulgence? As my Mom would say, and who knows if I'm going to spell it right, "You bet you're sweet patooty." I am really tired of hearing everyone bemoan the evil banks and credit cards that MADE us hang ourselves. What about our ability to live within our MEANS? There's a concept!
I can't help but agree with Richard. I'd love to hear your thoughts, but also encourage you to leave a comment on the original post as well.
There was a time when a house was a simple place. It consisted of a few walls with a roof and a fireplace or a stove that offered protection from the rain and the cold. It would be constructed with local materials, often found on the property itself.
Since there was no electricity, there was no need for stainless steel appliances or fancy light fixtures. The only granite would be the boulders used in the pillars in the foundation or stacked in the chimney.
People survived by making do with what they had. They lived within their means and if that meant doing without then so be it. It was a hard life that demanded arduous work and a daily risk of loss of life or limb.
The hardscrabble existence was punctuated with the underlying tenet that you paid your own way, and that charity was reserved for the sick or the handicapped.
Over the years, as a society, we have demanded more and more from life than just “getting by.” And at some point, the tide shifted from paying your own way to buying everything on credit.
But there is a day of reckoning looming ahead for all creditors.
And when the piper demands his fee, will we be ready to pay?
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