New Discoveries
The down side of growing up in a family that isn’t affluent is that you have to figure a lot of stuff out for yourself. I’m not sure what the up side is to growing up in a family that isn’t affluent. Maybe it’s that you get a lifetime of good material for your blog. Anyhow, back in the dot-com boom I noticed people getting rich from stocks. I wondered why nobody told me, "Eli, buy stocks — you’ll get rich". I eventually figured that one out and I started buying stocks. Things were looking pretty good until the crash. Then I wondered why nobody told me "Eli, don’t buy stocks at the peak of a bubble". Now I know.
I’m in the middle of planning some travel to Spain and I’ve discovered Mallorca. Why didn’t anybody tell me about this island of clear blue waters, dramatic cliffs, and historic towns with sidewalk cafes. I’ve been to Barcelona twice and nobody ever said, "Eli, there’s this amazingly beautiful island just a ferry ride away — it’s called Mallorca". Sheesh. Pipe up, people!
August 14th, 2005 at 2:52 am
The upside to not growing up in an affluent family is never having to worry about what to do with your trust fund. I mean, it is very disheartening to know that you either a) blew it as soon as you turned 18 on coke and cheap men (or women), or b)still have it and need to try to make it last a lifetime.
I don’t think I could take that kind of pressure.
August 15th, 2005 at 10:39 pm
Yeah, the pressure of figuring out how to spend a trust fund is WAY worse than figuring out how to make ends meet.
Have you gone insane?
August 23rd, 2005 at 7:19 am
Think Mallorca would still be beautiful in late February, early March? I have a little va-k comin’ at that time.