I was sitting in the gym last night, talking to another parent about 401ks, college funds and how the stock market is tanking (because isn't that what we all talk about right now? The election is even boring compared to the money everyone is losing on a short term basis). Three of us talked about the eminent, or already occurred, lay offs that we are each seeing at our companies, or spouses companies. Stress doesn't even begin to describe the mood we all felt, yet each of us have our way of dealing with it (basketball, the bar, cooking, etc).
Then another parent comes in and starts talking about the new car almost purchased in their family and how this new car could be kept for 7 years and their son could drive it then.
I will leave it to your imagination, but it was not a KIA they were talking about, it was something that costs more than my house.
My poor kid, he's going to learn the joy of saving and buy one himself!
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