Indicators of Wealth?

Walt34 said:
I'm 66 and if I won the lottery (might help if I bought a ticket once in a while) I'd have a difficult choice: Corvette or 700 hp Dodge Charger? Or both?
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If you won the big one you could buy both... and buy them again and again and again...

If you netted $200 mill, that is $8 mill a year without any trouble... that is over $20K a DAY... so heck, you could just give away the cars when it was time to change the oil without blinking an eye...
 
haha said:
Today, I live 2 blocks from a Ferrari/Maserati dealer, so I see plenty exotic cars. If I had that kind of money, I can tell you that I would have zero interest in a Maserati. The Ferraris are so much better looking

Ha
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I think you get a lot more "go" for your dough with a Ferrari. Maserati's are expensive for the performance. Like the look of the California and pretty useable.
 
RobbieB said:
See, that's what's important to me in this life.

Doing what I want to do, not what anyone else thinks I should do - :)
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And I know you like good food. So do I.

This is what makes me happy right now: waiting for my braised lamb shank for dinner. I just finished putting everything into the pot, and lowered the heat to let it simmer for at least 3 hours. The recipe I use comes from Chef John in the following video. The image of the dish is also linked from the Web.

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My wife does not eat lamb, so I learned to make this for myself. After dinner, I will pour meself a shot of Cognac, sipping it while surfin' the Web some more.

No "indicator of wealth" needed for my happiness.

 
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We have a lot in common. My girlfriend will not eat lamb because it's a baby animal.

I like to marinate a frenched rack in garlic, rosemary, olives oil and wine overnite and then smoke it in the egg for 45 minutes. Curl your toes good!

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Oh baby baby!

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That's a big rack. One time, I had to finish a rack, perhaps a smaller one, by myself because again, my wife does not eat lamb. Too much of a good thing.

Both of my children do not eat lamb. Same as my wife, they do not like the flavor. However, my son-in-law does, and we have had a few dinners where we feasted on lamb while the rest of the family ate pedestrian steaks or beef stew.
 
From time to time the store with have "half racks", 4 ribs which is perfect for me. The next time I have to get a full rack I will cut it in half and do 2 meals as lamb does not re-heat well.

I found this out the last time I was lusting and the store only had full racks.
 
True, there's no law saying you have to roast an entire rack. In my case, I was salivating and thought the rack was small enough that I could eat it all by myself. Will not make the same mistake again. :)


PS. One time, I ate an entire pound of calf liver in a Venetian style dish. That was also a BIG mistake.

PPS. For a guy with a BMI never exceeding 25 (23 right now), I can eat and drink many bigger guys under the table. :)
 
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Walt34 said:
I'm 66 and if I won the lottery (might help if I bought a ticket once in a while) I'd have a difficult choice: Corvette or 700 hp Dodge Charger? Or both?
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Just saw this story today on TV. Apparently they are going to buy a new "car port" - not a usual indicator of wealth.

£61m EuroMillions win: Mum said 'buy ticket' after cancer op - BBC News

A mother whose family won the EuroMillions £61m jackpot rang her daughter from the US and asked her to buy a ticket as she felt lucky after having life-saving cancer surgery.
The group, from Monmouth, matched all seven numbers to scoop £61,102,443 in Friday's draw.
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kcowan said:
Show me a young guy (under 60?) who does not lust for a super-car (or even a classic)
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Just over 60, so maybe that's the reason it doesn't appeal to me that much. But I think the transition from driving unreliable old beaters to reliable daily drivers was the extent of my vehicular aspirations. Just never paid attention to the high-end vehicles.

OK, I might trade my Tacoma in for a less practical soft-top Jeep if money was no object. Replace the Jeep when it starts to get unreliable.
 
DW & I Just purchased $106.45 worth of Top shelf Filet Mignion for supper today. Does that make us Wealthy, or just plain stupid?

I sure do not feel any wealthier... ;)
 
You will when you eat it - :) Or you should anyway.

I just love the way tenderloin melts in your mouth. When you get old you'll still be able to enjoy as teeth should not be needed, just gum it into submission.

Imma gonna order up some Waygu tenderloin soon!
 
Being able to fire up the outboard at 5AM or 9PM and go fishing without worrying about getting up for work. Priceless
 
foxfirev5 said:
Being able to fire up the outboard at 5AM or 9PM and go fishing without worrying about getting up for work. Priceless
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LOL. Not having to get up and leave the house at 5am or 7am, and staying in bed till you feel like getting up. Priceless.
 
ShokWaveRider said:
DW & I Just purchased $106.45 worth of Top shelf Filet Mignion for supper today. Does that make us Wealthy, or just plain stupid?

I sure do not feel any wealthier... ;)
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Sure, that makes you Wealthy as long as you didn't have to get a payday loan to buy it. :cool:

I had a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of water for dinner tonight, but I ate it in my fully paid off new dream home. Does that count? :ROFLMAO:
 
W2R said:
Sure, that makes you Wealthy as long as you didn't have to get a payday loan to buy it. :cool:

I had a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of water for dinner tonight, but I ate it in my fully paid off new dream home. Does that count? :ROFLMAO:
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It does because peanut butter is one of the best foods ever! Well - as long as it is J creamy, and not that crunchy stuff
 
Sounds like another poll. Put me down for the smooth peanut butter too! But not just regular peanut butter... that fancy Dijon kind. :)
 
According to the Huffington Post, "The National Peanut Board states that a full 60 percent of Americans prefer smooth to chunky. The National Peanut Board also claims that women opt for smooth, while men lean toward chunky."

That should help "smooth over" this debate. :LOL:
 
Whiskey smooth. Peanut butter nothing but chunky.


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Just ate two PBJ's and two bananas for breakfast. Nourishing, tastes good, and costs very little.

I prefer chunky. Yet another indication (as Khan would say) that I am not really a woman?

Am thinking of going big-time and switching to organic PB, as I've heard it tastes better than commercial.
 
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