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To: Aggie who wrote (91238)	12/6/2008 12:30:26 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 116555

"Sadly, most of them could not stand to defer the gratification. The system is just too encouraging to have it NOW, pay it LATER." Bingo on the first part... it's an illness in our culture. The spin I put on it for myself is that, given whatever resources I need when I retire, I'd rather do it sooner than later. So I'm delaying gratification I suppose, and in looking around, I'm avoiding one heck of a lot of waste by not involving my ego in my spending nearly so much as the vast majority of Americans. Better for the environment, no need for a storage locker of overflow purchases, interest paid to me instead of the bank. I've yet to pay off my mortgage though, so not quite there yet.