"You will never be remembered for how much
you make, only for how much you spend." -- Deepak, Jr.
I’m
working on this. I spend a great deal of
my paycheck on (standard, daily, grocery list) sports drink, meat of some sort,
broccoli, and wine. I also spend a large
chunk of my monthly earnings on gas and credit card debt. I’m struggling to figure out how to make this
spending spree into something of a legacy.
When I die, will I be remembered for how many cartons of eggs I
bought? Or how many cups of coffee I
bought at Starbucks? I try to spend more
on things like public broadcasting and desert protection, but I don’t think my
level of philanthropy will result in much more than a comma in someone’s elegy
(assuming there will be one). But, on
the flip side, I won’t be remembered for how much money I earned, either. In short, like me, you are probably doomed to
obscurity unless, of course, you can start your own reality T.V. show, or get
your dog to do something really disgusting on YouTube, or marry Kim Kardashian
and, then, divorce her plastic ass within the month.