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- From: despair@netcom.com (Scott Hanson)
- Subject: Fear of Debt
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.192426.11268@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:24:26 GMT
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- The discussion regarding the few people who are out of debt, and the occasional
- person who feels strongly about this have been interesting to me.
-
- I had the misfortune of being adopted by people in their late 40's. This
- caused a multitude of problems in addition to a few advantages. I have not
- finished deciding which are which, or if it is possible to tell.
-
- One of these effects is due to my parents experiences in the Great Depression.
- I am not certain how much of this to believe, but things were undeniably
- difficult. As a result, they never live outside their means and are
- preoccupied with their future economic solvency. This has been passed on
- to myself, making things less pleasant but more realistic financially.
-
- How many other debt free people were influenced by this? I imagine there
- are a few strong types who had irresponsible pareents and actively chose
- a different way of managing money.
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- It is terrifying to think that most people of my parents age raised
- hippies or disco-dancers. It is equally frightening to think what most
- people my age are. One thinks: Ho-Hum.
- --
- Scott Hanson This has been a recording.
- despair@netcom.com
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