May I Get a Participation Trophy Please?

[MichaelB]

I was born naked and penniless.

And thrown headlong into a cold world where you could not speak or understand the language.

After that I bet y’all spent a bunch of years living off someone else and not providing a single thing for yourselves or anyone else.

 

[HadEnuff]

I was born naked and penniless.

my sister was born naked and penisless

 

[VanWinkle]

Thanks. Yes, my signature is accurate. A little more of the story....most everything described happened well before I had real money. I was normal kind of earner for most of the history. The big bucks started in my late 30's, crashed (completely) with the Great Recession, and then went up a lot with the recently departed bull market. So you're right...nowadays I'm in good shape regardless, but the stuff that got me to this place financially mostly happened from tenacity and perseverance long before the financial cushion arrived.

You mean you earned your own way? What a novel approach! You definitely
get the participation award and I might add another for being honest enough
to share this story. BTW, I feel exactly the same way.

Best to you,

VW

 

[dd564]

Sorry but I couldn't disagree more. In the distant past both DW and I qualified for unemployment and even welfare at one point. The satisfaction of working through the tough times without a handout proved much more valuable than a few unearned bucks.

I have taken unemployment when laid off, and the satisfaction of working through tough times with unemployment proved more valuable than some simple "life lessons" you can read in a book or hear from anyone who felt they pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps and felt the need to share their story with you as inspiration.

One is cold hard cash that can pay bills, the other is what people make out of an inspirational story.

For those low on inspirational stories, there are audio takes by Tony Robbins and Zig Ziglar available for download.

 

[mz44]

Very well put. I get the most from obstacles I have have had to overcome or endure.

From the movie Saving Private Ryan,
'Earn this.'

Sorry but I couldn't disagree more. In the distant past both DW and I qualified for unemployment and even welfare at one point. The satisfaction of working through the tough times without a handout proved much more valuable than a few unearned bucks.

 

[VanWinkle]

After that I bet y’all spent a bunch of years living off someone else and not providing a single thing for yourselves or anyone else.

Thank you Mommy and Daddy!!

 

[Teacher Terry]

Jay, many Reno workers don’t make enough money to have a emergency fund since rents have skyrocketed. If your renters are casino workers, service workers, etc they are barely making it. If they are professionals with a high income then you are right.

 

[NW-Bound]

my sister was born naked and penisless

I made a post earlier as an attempt at humor. Mine was terrible.