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To: Bridge Player who wrote (212760)	7/20/2007 5:09:30 PM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 794032

I've done quite fine on $12k a year through school, and I've got by on less than that before. I don't starve, by any means. I have cable (basic), cable internet, and I go out to eat quite a bit. I don't use credit, my truck was paid off this year, and I don't have a cell phone eating up $50-100 per month. I live in a brand-new apartment, I was the first tenant to ever live here. It's not hard if you separate "wants" and "needs".

To: Bridge Player who wrote (212760)	7/20/2007 5:26:22 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794032

>> A study of Maslov's hierarchy of needs can be quite instructive. Indeed! But necessities are also a function of the society we live in. In Rwanda, I suspect, a car is not a necessity. But in much of America it is (Manhattan a notable exception). It is not on the same level as food or water, but it is necessary nonetheless.