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I like expensive cars, but not necessarily the man behind the wheel, or woman for that matter. If I do happen to like them the car is just an extra added bonus. As long as I get to drive it.
So what should I buy tomorrow at the auction. I looked at a Mercedes 2 weeks ago but a friend wanted to sell me the same model and I turned him down.
I'm a good guy behind the wheel. I just need the right wheel!
Please explain these potential ways. We live in neither Ancient Egypt or with the Vikings. Besides, we've also found the wealth in the Egyptian tombs so they obviously didn't transcend into another realm (or did they?).
Regardless of whether or not you can control it (which is definitely possible), the fact is that you're still dead and thus will be unable to enjoy it. I suppose this varies depending on religious beliefs though. I still fail to see how you can take your money with you. Do they even use money in the afterlife?
It is true that we do not live in either Ancient Egypt or Viking times, but there are still quite a few followers of the Asatru and Kemetic religions around. As I said it is a matter of perspective, and if you are Hellenic polytheist then yes they do use money in the after life...have to pay the Charon somehow.
I guess from a contemporary standpoint though, the main arguments that suggest that you can take your money with you come from the fact that we have so many institutions in America alone named Rockefeller, Getty, Carnegie, etc. In certain ways money can immortalize you even after your dead. On top of that there is the school of though that people live on through their children and people with this belief tend to want to make things as easy for their kids as possible. I am not saying that this is the right mindset to have or even that I agree with it. I just think the statement that "you can't take it with you" is debatable.
It is true that we do not live in either Ancient Egypt or Viking times, but there are still quite a few followers of the Asatru and Kemetic religions around. As I said it is a matter of perspective, and if you are Hellenic polytheist then yes they do use money in the after life...have to pay the Charon somehow.
I guess from a contemporary standpoint though, the main arguments that suggest that you can take your money with you come from the fact that we have so many institutions in America alone named Rockefeller, Getty, Carnegie, etc. In certain ways money can immortalize you even after your dead. On top of that there is the school of though that people live on through their children and people with this belief tend to want to make things as easy for their kids as possible. I am not saying that this is the right mindset to have or even that I agree with it. I just think the statement that "you can't take it with you" is debatable.
Great points. It is all about perspective, especially in terms of religion. Perhaps the statement should be "you can't literally enjoy it when you're dead" rather than "you can't take it with you."
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This is why I want to drive this car. Cars like this are relativley cheap, they have 4 wheel drive and they're highway legal. They also can go off road, have good gas mileage and most importantly, they pretty much fly in the face of the "car as a status symbol" culture because it looks like a skeleton. And another cool thing about the car is that I can throw a tarp on it and not worry about having the car get stolen. Come on, who will steal a car without a cabin in the middle of a Minnesota winter? My only worry about that car is if I'm driving through ice. I don't know if I can get tire chains for a car like that.
In a way, this filters the kind of women I would date. The ones that would think this car looks strange would probably be too materialistic and too concerned with "fitting in" to think a car like this is cool. Needless to say, the future Mrs. Rain loves this car.
If you want to bring that Buggy out to AZ you can store it at my place. There are about a billion places to use that bad boy right now, out by Florence.
Great points. It is all about perspective, especially in terms of religion. Perhaps the statement should be "you can't literally enjoy it when you're dead" rather than "you can't take it with you."
I definitely agree with that. There is not much fun to be had in a pine box no matter how much money you have.
Listen to your parents! They may be wrong but you owe it to them. (I should forward this to my Mother)
One of the great things about my relationship with my parents is we listen to each other. We all recognize that we're adults who care about each other and have more than enough life experience between us to appreciate the opinions and advice of all family members. It's about mutual respect and it most certainly involves being able to agree to disagree. Respect isn't abitrarily imposed based on birth order in my world.
Which is why my Dad, to his credit, came to understand that ruminating about being hard done by in his divorce was a monumental waste of his life and that it wasn't easy on any of us.
It's also why when my Dad was helping me buy a car we had other priorities above "luxury" or "expensive" based on his experiences in that situation that I was fully prepared to listen to and abide by.
I keep waiting for that knight in shining armor to pull up in his sparkling hot convertible Bentley, but so far, all I get are the guys with the bombs that backfire when they start them up ... Ugh !
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You sound like my Dad did a few years back.
