Absurd Idiocy

This morning I was reading through Sunday's Tribune. In the business section there was a rather lengthy article about how people in my generation, and the generation after me are proudly becoming "nuveau poor" and practicing in "one downmanship". They are finally doing sensible things, like, not running up a $250 bar tab every weekend, and OH MY GOSH: Learning to cook meals for themselves at home instead of eating out every night!!!! Lo and Behold... You really DON'T need a cell phone that "Does it all". Making simple calls in an emergency would suffice your needs. Hmmm...

This is news? This is how people are reacting to an economic downturn? No wonder the elderly who lived through the depression think that if times were that tough ever again, most people my age and younger (those of us in the gimme gimme gimme more more more generation) could never tough it out in a depression. Trying to "one up" someone by bragging about how much you saved and "one downing them" just seems like a ludicrous practice.

However, I'm a little pissed about the article in general. It's supposed to be a big deal that people have taken their heads out of their asses at age 30 and have stopped racking up $250 bar tabs on weekends? I thought that was called: Growing up. Or even, Adulthood. Or, maturing. See, if you spend that much money on booze and bars, you eat into your ability to retire anywhere near your 70's, especially since most of what people in my generation have acquired they have acquired by going into debt, thus, the spiraling problem.

This is not a PSA on economics. It's just me pointing out stupidity.
You don't need a new phone. Duh.
You don't need to spend money every night eating out at expensive restaurants. Duh.
You don't need a flatscreen t.v. Duh.
Duh duh duh.
Welcome to Adulthood generation Me.
Glad you could join the rest of us who have an ounce of common sense and have been financially frugal and responsible for a while now.


Way to catch up.