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Looks the same at first glance.

October 27th, 2009 Jessica Hagy Posted in expectations, finances, snobs |


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17 Responses to “Looks the same at first glance.”

  1. Brandon Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 11:06 am

    w3rd

  2. Chaz Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    C (point of intersection) = The American Dream

  3. Marty Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 11:23 am

    You forgot C: bank goes bankrupt, system fails, house is lost, job is exported, husband/wife leaves, kid gets herpes, grandpa wins 3 dollars in lottery after spending 10,000 on it = American dream!

  4. Jonathan Frei -- OrdinaryTime Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 11:41 am

    So is it best to live at the point of intersection or where A intersects with Y?

  5. Chaz Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pm

    @Marty: Now, now. If all that happened, then you’ve got nothing in the bank — what happens *after* achieving the dream is left to speculation ;)

    @Jonathan: I’d argue that it’s better to live closer to the Y-axis along line A. Halfway maybe, or a touch closer to the axis.

  6. Bret Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    Yeah? So?

  7. Demur Rumed Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    A should have a quick rise from 0 and then return on a smoother rate to 0

  8. Dean Says:
    October 27th, 2009 at 9:56 pm

    Sir Richard Branson would have a thing or two to say about this.

  9. Makya Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 4:26 am

    B = Fiction

    or

    B = Friction?

  10. PKM Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 6:12 am

    I think this one is a candidate for an axis swap- money determines status symbols, not the other way round. It took me a moment to figure out what it meant.

    Or maybe this is “see how many status symbols someone has and judge how much money they have”…?

  11. henrykwdk Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 7:45 am

    @PKM: What if this choice of axes is a significant part of the joke? A look at the labels seems to corroborate.

  12. Toadpipe Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 8:23 am

    @PKM: No, really rich people with lots of money in the bank tend to not look it. You think they got rich by writing checks? However, idiots with lots of “bling” tend to be broke because they spend all their money on trinkets and 20″ rims.

  13. Gray Falcon Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    This pretty much sums up “The Millionaire Next Door”.

  14. parkyparcours Says:
    October 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    I knew someone who lay along the vertical axis - differentiating factor? Likelihood of having it stolen……

  15. Syncopa Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 8:30 am

    A should say ‘Old Money’

    and B ‘Nouveau Riche’.

  16. Lirazel Says:
    October 29th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    This reminds me of a wealthy old lady my mom, a nurse, once had as a private patient. She told my mom the reason the rich stay rich — because, as she put it, “We buy white cotton underwear.” Meaning either, “We don’t spend money needlessly,” or “We spend our money on real luxury, not on stuff that looks good to other people.”

  17. fireflight1 Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 3:40 am

    “I will do today what others won’t so that I can do tomorrow what others can’t.”
    “Live today like no one else, and you will live tomorrow like no one else.”

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