[extropy-chat] change of topic

[Stephen Van_Sickle]

--- Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The biggest consumer expense today is debt. Don't
> get into debt to
> start with and watch your standard of living go up.

Yep, that is the trick.  If you don't "sell your soul
to the company store" you are a lot better off...but
once you do, like then, it is a tough trap to get out
of.

> And don't live some place with a big public school
> system. 

What difference does that make, given how much funding
is State and Federal?  That throws your calculation
way off.