Smart watches fail on look good and discrete. They look gaudy and are designed to catch others eyes so they know how cool you are.

trolltastic!

Thanks for that.

The other thing I see complaints about, poors with nice cars, or poors with nice phones is akin to saying this broken tv worked yesterday? Everything has a moment when it goes from working to broken and many people have a moment when they go from poor to unpoor or unpoor to poor. Sometimes you seesaw back and forth.

It's hard to know what it's like to live like that without seeing it up close.
Saving a windfall makes great sense when you have enough coming in each month. When you don't have enough, that becomes an opportunity to catch up. It might be better to buy a new car you can rely on instead of buying a used car that you might not have funds to fix. Even if you "save" those funds they probably won't be there because things come up and eat those saving away.

Newsflash: Poor people tend to be poorly educated and make poor financial decisions.

I can get an iphone for $0.99 and I've seen them for free. Poor people still need phones, their not allowed to get a contract? Poor doesn't have to mean destitute.

I've heard it said, for a poor kid growing up in a ghetto, drug dealer is the best option. You'd have to be stupid not to try it.

Well the sky hasn't fallen in Denmark, there is still fast food, and the workers can afford to buy stuff and live. Sounds like a good plan.

I could have signed up for it. 768 down/ 256 up wasn't very appealing.

I pass one all the time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_Health_Network

http://www.lutheranhealth.net/...

That's nothing. I used to work in small government. I actually got a stupid-burn from sitting next to one guy too long.

Unless it's in your backyard, amiright?

I think someone should make a list of the advertisers for radio shows that purport to be about news. I'm sure there is some sort of correlation between the quality of products advertised and the average intelligence (or maybe education) of the listener.
While NPR doensn't have too many advertisers, you certainly don't hear the local rent to own place supporting their pledge drive.

Banks are pretty high on the list of companies that consumers hate, however, phone companies are always higher. They also play more games and have less regulations.

Tell me again why I want to tie my checking account to their device?

That's true. I'm cleaning out my in-laws hoarder stash right now. I don't think this hoarder stash is the American Dream. To me, the American Dream is having the freedom to do what you want, make a hoarder stash, live a frugal life, raise 19 kids, live on a farm and raise your own food. Whatever, it's all good.

My point has more to do with you getting more comfortable in your own skin and not comparing yourself all the time.

Sounds to me like he's enjoying his version of the American Dream, your stuck comparing yourself to others to make yourself feel good and justify yourself.

that's why he's winning.

When your both in the ground, it won't matter.

Your brother can always trim back and have your "wealth" beat in afew months. Sorry, but he's beating you.