Subject: Re: On Inflation and Prices Again
Many of us have ups and downs. In my case - luckily - my "down" was partially planned, partially my fault, partially - some entities stuck it to me but I was able to land on my feet and while it's not like before - I'm comfortable. I don't think I'll have big trust funds leftover to pass on (like I should have and was on my way to) but hey, if I can say I had a rather easy life, no college, happy marriage, and I can tell the kids that "you can go up to Masters level, have no debt, and btw here's your 20% on a house, and here's a decent sized retirement account that would take you 10 years to put away".....AND I was able to be home before school, after school, things in between....well, I can live with that. Big Money was - awesome. And it's allowed to have a decent life even now. But Wifey and I always marvel - at the very expensive hotels we used to stay at pre-kid - yeah it was wonderful but the people were miserable or at least, very frosty. Now we still stay at nice places just not like before. I see 2-3 generations of families hugging, kissing, playing. my last trip to Florida I'm walking the beach, and the nicest hotel in town - the one I was at pre-kid, ALL couples faces buried in phones. Come back to my hotel - again hardly a dump and very nice---- the air just smelled happier, the people were real.

I’m sitting here thinking of when we had breakfast together. What was that- 2005 or thereabouts?

Before the events you describe, the ups and downs, the family, the rearranging of goals. Back then, I might have told you about my granddaughters? The youngest is now in law school and getting ready to have my first great-grandchild.

Life is good. Sounds like you are doing well. I’m happy for you.

Peace,
Bill Z