[ramonesfreak]

my grandfather was a teenager in the depression. he and his brother's owned an ice cube delivery company....door to door ice sales. he did ok during the depression...but must have learned a lesson because even though he was only a fireman and did odd jobs like plumbing and gutter installation on the side, he had quite a few million dollars saved when he died. never bought anything on credit, never bought a car with fancy electric windows or even air conditioning until he was in his 60's.

unfortunately, a few years after he died, his stock investments went to zero when the companies invested in, went bankrupt. he was a smart man who i apparently learned nothing from because in addition to preaching how to save a penny for the future, also told me never to smoke and never to ride a motorcycle...hmm. he would be ashamed of me