Should I or shouldn't I?

QUINNSCOMMENTARY · 10-12-2009, 07:07 AM

When I was 17 I got to drive a Mercedes in a parade. Someone took a picture of me in the car and gave it to me. I wrote on the back "I will own one."

Now I am 66 and have never owned a Mercedes, but for the last ten years or so I have been saving for such a car and now have the ability to buy one and pay cash.

I have four grown children all employed but like everyone else fearful they will lose their job and trying to pay bills. I have four grandchildren who I am trying to help with their furture by putting a little away for their college finds.

Now that I can buy the car, I feel guilty about doing so. Not only relative to my own family but other people not so fortunate.

So, what should I do? I can afford the car that's not the issue, but is it the right thing to do at this time?

10-12-2009, 07:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
QUINNSCOMMENTARY Unintended Consequences Supporting Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 919	Should I or shouldn't I? When I was 17 I got to drive a Mercedes in a parade. Someone took a picture of me in the car and gave it to me. I wrote on the back "I will own one." Now I am 66 and have never owned a Mercedes, but for the last ten years or so I have been saving for such a car and now have the ability to buy one and pay cash. I have four grown children all employed but like everyone else fearful they will lose their job and trying to pay bills. I have four grandchildren who I am trying to help with their furture by putting a little away for their college finds. Now that I can buy the car, I feel guilty about doing so. Not only relative to my own family but other people not so fortunate. So, what should I do? I can afford the car that's not the issue, but is it the right thing to do at this time? __________________ "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." George Bernard Shaw "If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody is not thinking" Gen. George Patton Quinnscommentary Observations on Life. Give it a try now and tell a friend or two or fifty. Quinnscommentary Blog
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