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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Which makes you the practicality freak. Like me: I happily drove my 2000 Hyundai Tiburon up until this year, after it had a wreck and began nickel-and-diming me half to death. So I replaced it with the best my money could buy, a new Toyota Prius C, which I hope to hold onto until the new model cars can drive themselves (and I can read in peace wherever I go).
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Oh, I may be a freak in many ways, but I don't think I'm so alone in this. There are a lot of cheapskates out there, and there are people a whole lot cheaper than me. Have you ever read "The Millionaire Next Door"? It's about the habits of self-made millionaires. They don't tend to live extravagant lifestyles or engage in displays of wealth. I am not one of those millionares, but I know a lot of people who use similar philosophies to live pretty good lifestyle (if devoid of extravagance) on modest incomes.