Being able to afford the finer things in life requires making the right decisions at the right time. Granted, not all of us were born into financial ease. I was lucky enough to have some supporting parents, who would take care of my cell phone bill, feed me home-cooked meals every day and pay me a tank of gas every now and then. I realize that not everyone is this lucky, but if you set your mind to something, you can achieve virtually anything. Putting a quarter or so of your paycheck away into a savings account every pay is a good place to start.
Doing this lead me to being able to purchase an $80,000 sports sedan; at the age of 20. Sure, I own my own business and I do some work occasionally for Strikebox and UFC, but I reckon anyone can open a savings account and instead of spending $200 on a night out at a nightclub, or on a new pair of shoe you're never going to wear, deposit the money into that account. It's not hard but it requires a lot of discipline and I believe discipline is the key to being able to afford anything and everything that you could possibly want in life.
Just my .02 cents.
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"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
-General George S. Patton Jr., 1885-1945
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