Robert Smith
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I think this quite cool. We did similar for #1 son for a wedding gift.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/us/moreh ... index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/19/us/moreh ... index.html
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Yeah, I thought this was cool, but them my bad side started thinking:
1) "What about the folks that graduated in December?"
2) "What about those that missed this one by 6 hours and will graduate in August?"
3) "What about Sgt. Morris in row 7, father of 3, who earned his GI Bill and has no debt?"
4) "What about the guy in row 4, Cum Laude grad, who took 5 years, but worked almost full time and has no outstanding loans?"
But then I remembered Matthew 20:1-16
But, I still struggle with that one.
1) "What about the folks that graduated in December?"
2) "What about those that missed this one by 6 hours and will graduate in August?"
3) "What about Sgt. Morris in row 7, father of 3, who earned his GI Bill and has no debt?"
4) "What about the guy in row 4, Cum Laude grad, who took 5 years, but worked almost full time and has no outstanding loans?"
But then I remembered Matthew 20:1-16
But, I still struggle with that one.
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By that same token, you can criticize anyone who donates to any charity for not donating more or to other charities.BackInTex wrote:Yeah, I thought this was cool, but them my bad side started thinking:
1) "What about the folks that graduated in December?"
2) "What about those that missed this one by 6 hours and will graduate in August?"
3) "What about Sgt. Morris in row 7, father of 3, who earned his GI Bill and has no debt?"
4) "What about the guy in row 4, Cum Laude grad, who took 5 years, but worked almost full time and has no outstanding loans?"
But then I remembered Matthew 20:1-16
But, I still struggle with that one.
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I saw this and thought it was pretty cool. Whatever your situation in life, a gift like that makes a difference.
I used to have a friend (years ago) who was clearly a spoiled princess, from a well-off family, who married a urologist who made a very good living. I cleaned house and babysat for her. I would occasionally hear her lament her inability to go both to Paris and Hawaii in a single year because she "was in trouble for spending too much money shopping." Or she'd complain because her husband gave her a catered birthday party in their home instead of at a popular 'fancy' restaurant, stuff like that. It took me a while, but I gradually came to understand that a hardship doesn't have to mean the same thing to everyone for it to be a hardship. For me back then, cutting back meant eating (and stretching) a couple pounds of hamburger for a week. For her, it meant not spending $1000 on makeup in a week. It sounds ridiculous, but for her, that was truly 'cutting back.'
I used to have a friend (years ago) who was clearly a spoiled princess, from a well-off family, who married a urologist who made a very good living. I cleaned house and babysat for her. I would occasionally hear her lament her inability to go both to Paris and Hawaii in a single year because she "was in trouble for spending too much money shopping." Or she'd complain because her husband gave her a catered birthday party in their home instead of at a popular 'fancy' restaurant, stuff like that. It took me a while, but I gradually came to understand that a hardship doesn't have to mean the same thing to everyone for it to be a hardship. For me back then, cutting back meant eating (and stretching) a couple pounds of hamburger for a week. For her, it meant not spending $1000 on makeup in a week. It sounds ridiculous, but for her, that was truly 'cutting back.'
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Back in the 2008 recession, there were a lot of articles about how people could cut back on spending and what struck me most was how many of them didn't apply to me because I had never spent that way to begin with. At or near the top of most of those lists was cutting back on coffee at Starbucks and similar places. I am a heavy coffee drinker, but I've only been to Starbucks and similar places about a dozen times in my life and every time it was to meet someone who suggested that location for a meeting. There is a Starbucks next to the train station where I get off, and every day when I'm walking in, I'll usually pass two or three people from my office heading to Starbucks. We have free coffee in the office with a Keurig type machine. I don't like to have to keep going back for those little cups, so I brew pot in the morning and bring it in a large thermos.tlynn78 wrote:For her, it meant not spending $1000 on makeup in a week. It sounds ridiculous, but for her, that was truly 'cutting back.'
I don't feel I've missed out on the Starbucks experience, but I remember the people back then who were shocked at the idea of giving up their daily trip to save a "mere" thousand dollars a year.
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Seems to me that the moral of the parable is "Live with the bargain you made, and don't get jealous because others made better bargains."BackInTex wrote:Yeah, I thought this was cool, but them my bad side started thinking:
1) "What about the folks that graduated in December?"
2) "What about those that missed this one by 6 hours and will graduate in August?"
3) "What about Sgt. Morris in row 7, father of 3, who earned his GI Bill and has no debt?"
4) "What about the guy in row 4, Cum Laude grad, who took 5 years, but worked almost full time and has no outstanding loans?"
But then I remembered Matthew 20:1-16
But, I still struggle with that one.
But to me that's got nothing to do with this situation, which is an act of pure generosity with no return bargained for in advance or expected in the future. --Bob
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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The parable involved generosity, too.Bob78164 wrote:Seems to me that the moral of the parable is "Live with the bargain you made, and don't get jealous because others made better bargains."BackInTex wrote:Yeah, I thought this was cool, but them my bad side started thinking:
1) "What about the folks that graduated in December?"
2) "What about those that missed this one by 6 hours and will graduate in August?"
3) "What about Sgt. Morris in row 7, father of 3, who earned his GI Bill and has no debt?"
4) "What about the guy in row 4, Cum Laude grad, who took 5 years, but worked almost full time and has no outstanding loans?"
But then I remembered Matthew 20:1-16
But, I still struggle with that one.
But to me that's got nothing to do with this situation, which is an act of pure generosity with no return bargained for in advance or expected in the future. --Bob
Well, then
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Starbucks sucks. Battery acidsilverscreenselect wrote:Back in the 2008 recession, there were a lot of articles about how people could cut back on spending and what struck me most was how many of them didn't apply to me because I had never spent that way to begin with. At or near the top of most of those lists was cutting back on coffee at Starbucks and similar places. I am a heavy coffee drinker, but I've only been to Starbucks and similar places about a dozen times in my life and every time it was to meet someone who suggested that location for a meeting. There is a Starbucks next to the train station where I get off, and every day when I'm walking in, I'll usually pass two or three people from my office heading to Starbucks. We have free coffee in the office with a Keurig type machine. I don't like to have to keep going back for those little cups, so I brew pot in the morning and bring it in a large thermos.tlynn78 wrote:For her, it meant not spending $1000 on makeup in a week. It sounds ridiculous, but for her, that was truly 'cutting back.'
I don't feel I've missed out on the Starbucks experience, but I remember the people back then who were shocked at the idea of giving up their daily trip to save a "mere" thousand dollars a year.
Well, then
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Very expensive battery acid.Beebs52 wrote:Starbucks sucks. Battery acidsilverscreenselect wrote:Back in the 2008 recession, there were a lot of articles about how people could cut back on spending and what struck me most was how many of them didn't apply to me because I had never spent that way to begin with. At or near the top of most of those lists was cutting back on coffee at Starbucks and similar places. I am a heavy coffee drinker, but I've only been to Starbucks and similar places about a dozen times in my life and every time it was to meet someone who suggested that location for a meeting. There is a Starbucks next to the train station where I get off, and every day when I'm walking in, I'll usually pass two or three people from my office heading to Starbucks. We have free coffee in the office with a Keurig type machine. I don't like to have to keep going back for those little cups, so I brew pot in the morning and bring it in a large thermos.tlynn78 wrote:For her, it meant not spending $1000 on makeup in a week. It sounds ridiculous, but for her, that was truly 'cutting back.'
I don't feel I've missed out on the Starbucks experience, but I remember the people back then who were shocked at the idea of giving up their daily trip to save a "mere" thousand dollars a year.
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Dunkin' is worse.Beebs52 wrote:Starbucks sucks. Battery acidsilverscreenselect wrote:Back in the 2008 recession, there were a lot of articles about how people could cut back on spending and what struck me most was how many of them didn't apply to me because I had never spent that way to begin with. At or near the top of most of those lists was cutting back on coffee at Starbucks and similar places. I am a heavy coffee drinker, but I've only been to Starbucks and similar places about a dozen times in my life and every time it was to meet someone who suggested that location for a meeting. There is a Starbucks next to the train station where I get off, and every day when I'm walking in, I'll usually pass two or three people from my office heading to Starbucks. We have free coffee in the office with a Keurig type machine. I don't like to have to keep going back for those little cups, so I brew pot in the morning and bring it in a large thermos.tlynn78 wrote:For her, it meant not spending $1000 on makeup in a week. It sounds ridiculous, but for her, that was truly 'cutting back.'
I don't feel I've missed out on the Starbucks experience, but I remember the people back then who were shocked at the idea of giving up their daily trip to save a "mere" thousand dollars a year.
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Maybe the Starbucks here is different, but my experience today makes me put in a good word for them. I was at a caregiver expo today, and Starbucks donated the drinks. I had an ice tea, a hot tea, and a coffee with half and half and stevia sweetener. All three were delicious.
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It's all subjective. I think their plain coffee is horribly bitter. The strawberry frappucino is tasty. But not worth a visit.SportsFan68 wrote:Maybe the Starbucks here is different, but my experience today makes me put in a good word for them. I was at a caregiver expo today, and Starbucks donated the drinks. I had an ice tea, a hot tea, and a coffee with half and half and stevia sweetener. All three were delicious.
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