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So: did the thread take a bit of a tangent, maybe not even a fun one, maybe even a boring one: sure.
Who wouldn't rather see Jeep Bling than hear arguments about prioritizing spending; getting the feeling that they're being told what to do with their lives?
But it is not some alarmist notion that people are entering into destructive debt (debt which charges more interest than that made with the loaned money) in dangerously high degrees today, nor is it that markets aren't designed to prevent this behavior; which our housing crisis of this century's first decade showed us.
In my opinion Wrangler owners are much more intelligent (this is void of self praise) than other model vehicle owners. In large part we are enthusiasts, and product specialists. Few vehicle designs incorporate as much owner feedback as does the Wrangler. We are enormously resourceful creative and mechanical people with some of the most clever ways of solving problems.
But many of us owe it to ourselves to step back and apply this logic to our spending habits and ask, "what is the future cost of the purchase decisions I make today?" And often, rightfully, the wise buyer WILL purchase those GPCA grab handles: because they're awesome.
It's the ones using one credit card to pay off another that truly concern me and need to be concerned themselves.
Who wouldn't rather see Jeep Bling than hear arguments about prioritizing spending; getting the feeling that they're being told what to do with their lives?
But it is not some alarmist notion that people are entering into destructive debt (debt which charges more interest than that made with the loaned money) in dangerously high degrees today, nor is it that markets aren't designed to prevent this behavior; which our housing crisis of this century's first decade showed us.
In my opinion Wrangler owners are much more intelligent (this is void of self praise) than other model vehicle owners. In large part we are enthusiasts, and product specialists. Few vehicle designs incorporate as much owner feedback as does the Wrangler. We are enormously resourceful creative and mechanical people with some of the most clever ways of solving problems.
But many of us owe it to ourselves to step back and apply this logic to our spending habits and ask, "what is the future cost of the purchase decisions I make today?" And often, rightfully, the wise buyer WILL purchase those GPCA grab handles: because they're awesome.
It's the ones using one credit card to pay off another that truly concern me and need to be concerned themselves.
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