The prophetic Idiocracy is a film with many true lines, but the truest of them is: “I like money.”
I like money. You probably like money, too. Most people do. It can’t buy happiness, but it does give you some options. One of my favorite stories involves the secretary to a billionaire businessman in Texas, a job that often required her to accompany the boss on his business travels. It was a family-oriented company, so she often brought her little daughter with her on these overnight trips, meaning that the little girl had, in the first years of her life, flown exclusively on private jets. When it came time to take a regular vacation with the family and fly coach, the girl took in the economy-class scene and asked: “Mommy, is this . . . last class?” Yes, yes it is — but that doesn’t mean you have to like it.
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