Everybody has a dream

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

To tell the truth, my biggest dream as a kid was to have disposable income, something my family didn't have. To be able to see a movie or buy ice cream whenever I want, without guilt. I feel so blessed to be able to eat at nice restaurants. Seriously.

I feel ya. We weren't exactly poor when I was young but with five kids to feed and outfit, there never seemed to be much money left over to spend on fun stuff. Then after the divorce, when it was just me and my dad, we really were poor for a while.


Though I have considerably more money than my parents did when I was a kid, I have found that a lot of the fun stuff is free. Nature hikes with the kids, driving around the many delta roads up here just checking out the river, playing basketball in the driveway, spanking my monkey. Fun, fun stuff. Staying busy without using money allows us to spend our cash on the real important things -- like trips to Disneyland. And, oh yeah, being able to eat out at nice restaurants is a priviledge I'll always appreciate, no matter how much money I might have.