Bypassing the Joneses Altogether...
I don't want to just keep up with the Joneses, I want to explode past them. If they have a Ferrari in their front yard, then I am going to have an F16. If they have a mansion, then I will own an island, and if they have a hot wife, then I will have a concubine of hot wives.
This need to be better has got a hold on me and it won't let go.
Recently I almost bought a new truck, but the salesman didn't want to sell it to me for the price I offered and so I walked away and I never looked back. Now I am glad I didn't get the truck, it was too plain. So I decided that what I needed was something super cool, something that would turn a few heads and be fun to drive.
This is what goes through my head when I think about buying a car...
What will the valet think when I hand him my keys? Will he think I am cool? Will he think I am trying to compensate for something? Or will he be bursting at the seems with envy?
Who thinks like this? Perhaps all Americans do and that is why many Americans are drowing in debt, but I can relate to the need to feel better.
In an effort to quash this desire, I have decided to keep driving my 89 blue chevy pickup that I have had since I was 19 years old. This truck has a personality all its own and I love it. The radio was stolen out of it and the paint is wearing off, but it still runs like a dream and so I will keep driving it. But... if you see me this summer driving a Volkswagen Toureg or an Infiniti FX45 it's just me trying to be better than you. I apologize in advance.
Love.
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LOL. Eddie, I love your honesty!
You are crazy Eddo. Not to get all preachy or serious on you, b/c that is not my style at all, and b/c I too love the finer things in life, I just can't afford most of them. So, I say all that to say here is an "eternal perspective" verse of the day... Matthew 6:19-21 19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Now, go enjoy that Chevy Truck of yours!!!!
Eddo,
From Chapter 4 of my novel-in-progress:
Jane parked the van at an angle to the house, next to a red Hummer, which looked sorely out of place here in rural Appalachia.
“A Hummer?” Alan had not realized that he had spoken aloud. Jane glanced at him in the rear view mirror.
“It belongs to Lok.” She raised her thin eyebrows.
“What’s he compensating for?” asked Alan.
All I have to say is don't go to southern California. At least not the areas that we were in. I think we have a pretty good life here, but being out there for even a few days made me feel very poor and underprivileged! Haha! You would go crazy trying to compete with them - their apartments alone are $2000+ a month for a one-bedroom SMALL apartment. It's craziness - and they all drive nice cars and wear nice clothes.
Eddo,
You are hilarious! You can make me laugh on the worst of days! I love old Chevy's! Now if you were driving a Ford I would never blog to you again! (Driving a Ford is a series offense in my family) Just like a tractor needs to be a John Deere!.... My favorite pick-up my dad ever had was this 80's don't remember the year exactly, Chevy with this metallic sliver strip in the middle and blue around it! A great memory for me!
syd
I hate debt - have none except my house! So I know I am better than the debt ladden Joneses! When they are still leaving to go to work so they can pay for the new car they have to have to impress people every year - I' wave to them and smile while thinking....suckers!
Hey! I'm in a novel! Albeit by someone I've never even met. Anne, if you need any more material from me, Eddie can facilitate.
I went through the same thing when I bought my last car. I didn't want to be envied. I wanted to be different. I didn't want the same car every one else had.
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