Who are Chris Rock or Shaquille (is that a real name?) O’Neal, and what is their relevance to this thread?
There is no joy in buying things you can afford.
Who are Chris Rock or Shaquille (is that a real name?) O’Neal, and what is their relevance to this thread?
Seems like only a few years ago scrounging for change around the house to get $4.72 for gas in Wednesday and hoping it would last till Friday
Its not how much you make (or how much you have), its how much you spend. If you make 100K a year and spend that much or more, you're not doing so hot. If you make 80K and spend 40K, then you're doing great. I never changed my lifestyle according to my yearly income so if I made 90K one year and 60K the next, it didn't affect me, only how much I could sock away. That's why I laugh at all of the online retirement indicators because none of them take into account the concept that you might only live on half your earnings and not all of them. Not having a pension and coming from poor parents, I saved at least a third of what I made every year once I started making decent money.
In other words, the places where there's nothing to do and no one wants to live.
Also a "few" years ago I remember filling up my Ford Econoline van (23 gallons) for about $5.
Thank you!Forgetting the relevance angle, but don't know Chris Rock (comedian/actor) or Shaquille (Shaq) (Basketball player and on many commercials)?
Wow.What planet do you live on?
Thank you!
I am not an American and do not watch television, so those names meant nothing to me.
Have you checked out the bogleheads net worth spread sheet?
No >>> what ranges low end to high are they in?
The last time that gasoline averaged 20 cents a gallon was in 1942...........
Min. wage was about .30 cents an hour. lol lol
I can remember paying just over 30 cents in the 60's, but we got wine glasses as a bonus (probably had to save stamps or coupons). I still have them.You don’t remember the “price wars” on gas in Texas back in the 60’s.... the gas was about 19-20 cents a gallon in the best case.... otherwise it was hovering around 24-27 cents a gallon.