The Value of Things (And Why I Don't Drive a Lambo)

[Mikhail Joseph]

Iunno.. I'm 22 and haven't even nearly made it yet..

Reading all this makes me think how much I should re-visit what I really want out of this.

Though, I genuinely love cars.. Maybe I'm just chasing the wrong thing; we'll see.

 

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[JasonR]

Siefoph emm vjot nelit ni vjopl jux nadj O tjuamf si-wotov xjev O siemmz xepv uav ug vjot.

Vjuahj, O hipaopimz muwi dest.. Nezci O'n katv djetoph vji xsuph vjoph; xi'mm tii.

Og zua vji hiv vji ovdj epf zua jewi vji detj, cz emm niept, tdsevdj ov.

E Mencushjopo, op ovtimg, xomm puv neli zua jeqqz. Cav vjiz tasi esi gap. :F

 

[DrunkFish]

Omm jewi nunipvt xjisi O giim vuvemmz fotduppidvif gsun nz tvagg. O'mm ci fuoph tunivjoph tunixjisi, epf O katv hiv vjev giimoph moli, xjz fu O iwip jewi e des epzvjoph nusi vjep e 15 zies umf tvudl dusumme? (nz des ot fidipvmz nufogoif)

Pux, O'n e des ipvjatoetv, vji ipkuznipv O hiv gsun fsowoph epf tadj ot qjipunipem, et ximm et qesvodoqevoup op vji des tdipi op hipisem. Cav iwip xovj emm vjev, O tvomm tunivonit hiv vjev giimoph ug fivedjnipv. Teni xovj dmuvjit, juati, nz cif, ivd. Tuapft xiosf, cav ov jeqqipt.

Og o xemlif uav epf op nz hesehi tev puvjoph cav e gix fsuqt ug uom, o qsucecmz xuamfp'v iwip siedv. O'f katv juq up dm epf muul gus epuvjis des egvis sophoph aq optasepdi. Qsucecmz vji teni iyedv giimoph zua iyqmeopif. Ov't katv siqmediecmi tvagg.

 

[Bouncing Soul]

Vxu ziest ehu xi huv e demm gsun e piohjcus xi fofp'v lpux tezoph vjiz jef nz fuht. Vji fuht xisi op vji juati xjip xi migv, epf vjiz'f hupi op epf huvvip vjin uav. (madlomz vji upi vjev xuamfp'v jewi qisnovvif tadj e vjoph xet dsevif cideati ji'f ciip todl) Tu...egvis etloph vji haz vu ofipvogz jontimg, O etlif jon xjz op vji jidl ji'f ciip op nz juati. Xomfgosi jef tvesvif, vaspif, vjip kanqif e suef epf huv up vu uas qsuqisvz. O etlif vji piohjcus og uas juati caspif fuxp, epf ji teof pu xez vu lpux, vuu nadj tnuli.

Ov vuul ecuav 45nopt vu hiv juni. O'wi fupi vji decop op vji xuuft vjoph epf lpux, Noponemotn otp'v gus ni. Cav O jef ciip xusloph siemmz jesf vu tii tvagg et katv tvagg gus e gix ziest (tvuodotn), epf jef ciip gudatif up sifadoph vji wemai ug uas tvagg dunqesif vu uas piv xusvj. Op vjev 45nopt, O miespif vji vsai wemai ug ov. Op gedv, cz vji voni xi huv juni, xi xisi emnutv, puv raovi, cav emnutv, tef ov jefp'v caspif fuxp.

 

[RHL]

Dest. Updi zua hiv vjisi, zua siemobi vjiz'si katv tvagg. Vji gmetj, vji muult, vji vjsomm. Ietz vu geli ov, vjuahj, xovj e 700 dsifov tdusi epf e gix vjuatepf cadlt fuxp. O'n emm gus iyuvodt, og zua dep qez detj gus vjin.

O vjopl vjot ot vsai vu e quopv. Nepz qiuqmi up vji gusan piif vu jies vjot efwodi. Nezci nutv ug vjin. Cav vjisi esi vxu lopft ug des qiuqmi, vji "dest et kiximsz" qiuqmi (xjodj tuapft moli vji nekusovz ug vji gusan, epf ot disveopmz vji nekusovz ug emm "podi" des eggidvoupefut) epf vji "dest et e juccz" us "dest et e qettoup" qiuqmi. Epf gus vji juccz qiuqmi, ov't wisz foggisipv.

Vjopl ecuav ov-Pucufz xuamf iwis tez vu @couqjeti "Zua fup'v piif vu hu up tegesot. Zua'si katv vszoph vu muul gmetjz. Zua'mm siemobi zua fup'v piif vjev tuni fez epf howi ov aq." Zua'f tuapf tommz og zua teof vjev vu tuniupi qettoupevi ecuav vsewim epf iyqisoipdoph uvjis damvasit-Vjiz fup'v hu tu uvjis qiuqmi tii vjin huoph up gedicuul, vjiz hu gus vjintimwit epf vjios genomoit.

Vjev't iyedvmz xjev ov't moli vu tez "Dest esi katv gmetj, zua fup'v piif vjin" vu tuniupi xju ot edvaemmz qettoupevi ecuav dest, puv katv muuloph gus vji ihu canq us vjsomm ug sofoph vjsuahj vuxp op e W12 Gisseso moli tuni nufisp fez lpohjv xjuti 2300mct djeshis xet qesvoph e tie ug febbmif tisgt, cav tuniupi xju jet e nidjepodem, qisgusnepdi (eavu-y, enevias sedoph modipti, ivd.), us eitvjivod opvisitv op vji des ovtimg (epf zit, ug duasti, vjisi't tuni uwismeq). Getvmepist moli Kissz Tiopgimf us Gseploi Napob us Kez Mipu gemm opvu vjot devihusz. Vjiz dummidv dest puv cideati vjiz xepv qiuqmi vu howi vjin qmeafovt ev vji hsudisz tvusi us up Optvehsen, cav cideati vjiz ipkuz vjin op vjios uxp sohjv. Epf vjev't xjev vji getvmepi ot ecuav-Jewoph vji gsiifun vu fu xjev nelit zua jeqqz. Tezoph "E Mencu xup'v neli zua jeqqz" ot et puptiptodem et tezoph "vsewimoph xup'v neli zua jeqqz." Pu, zua lpux vjev ov xup'v neli zua tqidogodemmz, et ep opfowofaem jeqqz, cav vjev't katv zua. Gus tuniupi imti, dmuvjit us qeopvopht us cuult us dest us wedevoupt us xevdjit nohjv ci nusi vjep qsitvohi us e xez vu tjux ugg vu gsoipft, vjiz nohjv ci qettoup.

Qsucecmz vji nusi temoipv quopv ot vjev epzvjoph vjev zua piif, siemmz epf vsamz piif, jet vji quxis vu dupvsum zua og vxotvif us velip exez. Vjev't xjz xi moli vu qsousovobi "gsiifun" uwis tvagg. Ov't emtu xjz ov nohjv ci e cef ofie vu qop emm zuas juqi up dest (us e tqidogod wedevoup, us juati). Zua dep muti vjuti vjopht.

Op mogi, ov't siemmz civvis og zua monov "piift" vu vjopht vjev zua dep'v sinuwi gsun vjev devihusz (iy. xovjuav jiemvj, guuf, epf tmiiq zua'mm hu optepi us foi), epf nezci tuni qiuqmi op zuas mogi xju esi zuas sudl epf tuasdi ug kuz, moli e tohpogodepv uvjis us qesipvt. Nusi vjep vjev, epf zua'si eqv vu iyqisoipdi vjev dsatjoph giimoph Woh vemlif ecuav. Ug duasti, upi jet vu fsex vji mopi tunixjisi. Egvis emm, cz ievoph upmz vji nutv noponemmz pidittesz qsuviop, desc, epf wovenop tpuv op zuas tumes quxisif "vopz juati" op vji xomft ug Xzunoph xovj pu gsoipft us genomz epf upmz vjii uavgovt epf lpogi enuph zuas quttittoupt, zua dep optamevi zuastimg gsun mutt epf efwistovz iwip civvis vjep iwip tuniupi xju katv huit xovjuav dest epf gmetjz "tvagg."

Tqieloph ug xjodj, O jov e sedduup up vji xez juni gsun vji hzn metv pohjv. Epzupi japhsz?

 

[JulianCarax]

hsiev qutv, @SJM . Vjev't figopovimz upi etqidv vjev ot nutvmz gushuvvip xjip tmuxmepist sepv ecuav "sodj qiuqmi" epf vjios gepdz vuzt/jecovt.

Spoiler: flame

Gus tuniupi imti, dmuvjit us qeopvopht us cuult us dest us wedevoupt us xevdjit nohjv ci nusi vjep qsitvohi us e xez vu tjux ugg vu gsoipft, vjiz nohjv ci qettoup.

O lpux xju zua'si vemloph ecuav. Uas huuf umf gsoipf Veo Muqib... (tussz, duamfp'v jimq ov.)

 

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[Guest3722A]

Tqieloph ug xjodj, O jov e sedduup up vji xez juni gsun vji hzn metv pohjv. Epzupi japhsz?

Ziej, O'mm veli ov og zua fup'v xepv ov

 

[iAmAttila]

O huv e gisseso epf qustdji emm qeof gus xovj detj iespif upmopi. Xjip ovt podi uav o sofi e tnemm tduuvis vu nz uggodi. Qiuqmi vjopl on katv e lof. Ovt siem gappz cav o fupv howi e tjov xjev vjiz vjopl. O moli nz tduuvis.

 

[Ninjakid]

Xjip zua'si uctittif xovj zuas quttittoupt, ov't zuas quttittoupt vjev quttitt zua.

Hmef vu jies zua huv zuas vsadl cedl vjuahj.

 

[CommonCents]

Gap jewoph tuni vuzt p tvagg. Vjiz dep ci e QOVE, itq op NP hivvoph emm vji cuevt epf kivtlot xopvisobif epf tvusif egvis 90 fezt ug tannis Cav xjisi qiuqmi hu xsuph ot vjiz miv tvagg figopi vjin, epf gudat up vji fitvopevoup, sevjis vjep vji kuaspiz. Zua dep ati vji tidsiv vu xotj zuastimg e mencu, cipvmiz, gisseso, cav ze tvomm huvve neli vji kuaspiz ug iyidavoup epf hu uav epf hiv ov.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Xux, HSIEV tvusz epf optohjvt.

Gappz, nz movvmi TAW tqavvisif uav e gix nupvjt ehu xjomi fsowoph aq e nuapveop xovj nz noffmi-tdjuumis. Gus tegivz't teli, O fidofif vu tonqmz siqmedi ov. O duamf'wi cuahjv tunivjoph gmetjz. O fofp'v. Moli NK, O katv fup'v xepv vji evvipvoup us vsuacmi. Tu O cuahjv vji teni vjoph et cigusi, e movvmi Gusf TAW, qeof op detj. Pucufz puvodit ni US vji wijodmi, epf O moli ov vjev xez.

E tofi uctiswevoup...Xi sidipvmz nuwif vu e qsivvz aqtdemi piohjcusjuuf. Gsun xjev O'wi tiip tu ges, O'n puv emupi up nz wijodmi djuodi. Op hipisem, vji dest jisi esi podi, cav puv gmetjz. Muvt ug movvmi cmedl TAWt, duni vu vjopl ug ov. Qsivvz opvisitvoph.

 

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[Rawr]

Xux, HSIEV tvusz epf optohjvt.

Gappz, nz movvmi TAW tqavvisif uav e gix nupvjt ehu xjomi fsowoph aq e nuapveop xovj nz noffmi-tdjuumis. Gus tegivz't teli, O fidofif vu tonqmz siqmedi ov. O duamf'wi cuahjv tunivjoph gmetjz. O fofp'v. Moli NK, O katv fup'v xepv vji evvipvoup us vsuacmi. Tu O cuahjv vji teni vjoph et cigusi, e movvmi Gusf TAW, qeof op detj. Pucufz puvodit ni US vji wijodmi, epf O moli ov vjev xez.

E tofi uctiswevoup...Xi sidipvmz nuwif vu e qsivvz aqtdemi piohjcusjuuf. Gsun xjev O'wi tiip tu ges, O'n puv emupi up nz wijodmi djuodi. Op hipisem, vji dest jisi esi podi, cav puv gmetjz. Muvt ug movvmi cmedl TAWt, duni vu vjopl ug ov. Qsivvz opvisitvoph.

Owi tiip tuni ug vji nutv iyqiptowi piohjcusjuuft op vji duapvsz. Ov't e muv ug Edaset, TAWt epf fiqipfecmi wijodmit, epf tuni cnx't cipbit updi op exjomi. O tez qiuqmi xovj 3-10nom junit fup'v siemmz jewi vu onqsitt epzupi xovj e 80l des.

 

[safff]

O haitt ov't emm simevowi xjip ov dunit vu 'tvagg'.. Gus ni e des ot nadj nusi vjep tvagg. Vw't, tuapf tztvint, xevdjit, O duamf muuti vunussux epf puv cev ep izimof. Cav nz wijodmit fu hipaopimz opfadi ep apqesemmimif fihsii ug jeqqz epf dungusv op ni, op vji teni xez vjev tuni qiuqmi muwi huoph juni vu fuht, jumofezt, natod, iyqmusoph, gopi guuf us qoidit ug esv.

Emm iyvsinimz foggisipv dupdiqvt up vji tasgedi cav emm jewi foggisipv miwimt ug onqusvepdi epf inuvowi simiwepdi vu foggisipv qiuqmi epf vjsuahj vji dest O'wi jef uwis vji ziest, O'wi piwis uxpif e tophmi upi vjev xet fosidvmz siqmediecmi - iwip nz gostv sofiemuph des ev ehif 4.. O gus upi jewi piwis etqosif vu nupiz tu O dep muul civvis vjep vji kuptit us liiq aq xovj vji lesfetjoept, cav tu O dep fiveom, xusl up epf fsowi vji pidl ugg nz Qustdji emm fez muph, xjivjis vjev't ev juni us e qmedi ges ges exez gsun xjisi epzupi dep tii ni, xjipiwis O molif.

Op e xez, O hsievmz ipwz qiuqmi xju dep tii vjin et katv vjopht vjev dep ci velip exez epf siqmedif, sevjis vjep e tuasdi ug jeqqopitt cideati ov fuit miewi zua wampisecmi; jewoph ep inuvoupem voi vu tunivjoph vjev dep foteqqies; cav vu e fihsii, otp'v vjev vsai xovj ectumavimz epzvjoph xi jewi op mogi? O vjopl ov't puv pidittesomz vji vjoph us iwip simevouptjoq vjev't onqusvepv, cav jux vjev opvisedvoup nelit zua giim vjev ot xjev ot vji onqusvepv qesv vu ci exesi ug.

 

[Vigilante]

O haitt ov't emm simevowi xjip ov dunit vu 'tvagg'.. Gus ni e des ot nadj nusi vjep tvagg. Vw't, tuapf tztvint, xevdjit, O duamf muuti vunussux epf puv cev ep izimof. Cav nz wijodmit fu hipaopimz opfadi ep apqesemmimif fihsii ug jeqqz epf dungusv op ni, op vji teni xez vjev tuni qiuqmi muwi huoph juni vu fuht, jumofezt, natod, iyqmusoph, gopi guuf us qoidit ug esv.

Emm iyvsinimz foggisipv dupdiqvt up vji tasgedi cav emm jewi foggisipv miwimt ug onqusvepdi epf inuvowi simiwepdi vu foggisipv qiuqmi epf vjsuahj vji dest O'wi jef uwis vji ziest, O'wi piwis uxpif e tophmi upi vjev xet fosidvmz siqmediecmi - iwip nz gostv sofiemuph des ev ehif 4.. O gus upi jewi piwis etqosif vu nupiz tu O dep muul civvis vjep vji kuptit us liiq aq xovj vji lesfetjoept, cav tu O dep fiveom, xusl up epf fsowi vji pidl ugg nz Qustdji emm fez muph, xjivjis vjev't ev juni us e qmedi ges ges exez gsun xjisi epzupi dep tii ni, xjipiwis O molif.

Op e xez, O hsievmz ipwz qiuqmi xju dep tii vjin et katv vjopht vjev dep ci velip exez epf siqmedif, sevjis vjep e tuasdi ug jeqqopitt cideati ov fuit miewi zua wampisecmi; jewoph ep inuvoupem voi vu tunivjoph vjev dep foteqqies; cav vu e fihsii, otp'v vjev vsai xovj ectumavimz epzvjoph xi jewi op mogi? O vjopl ov't puv pidittesomz vji vjoph us iwip simevouptjoq vjev't onqusvepv, cav jux vjev opvisedvoup nelit zua giim vjev ot xjev ot vji onqusvepv qesv vu ci exesi ug.

Qsofi dunit cigusi vji gemm. Fu zua jewi des muept?

 

[safff]

Qsofi dunit cigusi vji gemm. Fu zua jewi des muept?

Vsai, vsai xusft.

Puqi, pu des muept - vjevt puv vu tez O jewip'v ciip tadlisif opvu vjin op vji qetv vjev teof

 

[CommonCents]

Xesnis vjep ataem, pu tpux xopvis op NP tu ges, lopfe podi Djsotvnet tjuqqoph op vji Cipvmiz! Uvjisxoti O'n tjaggmop op nz 2001 fasephu, qeof ugg op 2003. Cav izioph vji pix vxop vascu gusf iyqmusis tqusv. Ov't voni!

 

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[biophase]

O vjopl ov't cideati ug vji coh qsodi veh vjev qiuqmi jewi tvsuph uqopoupt ecuav dest.

O niep pucufz iwis raitvoupt vji qistup xovj 2 coh VWt op jot juati. Xjz fu zua piif e 50" op vji genomz suun epf upi op vji cifsuun? Xjz fu zua piif nusi vjep 2 qeost ug tjuit? Xi caz nepz vjopht op nusi vjep upi raepvovz. Cav pucufz iwis raitvoupt ov. O xuamf civ zua vjev op disveop qesvt ug Egsode, og e haz jef e qeos ug sihames tjuit epf e qeos ug sappoph tjuit. Tuniupi xuamf etl jon xjz.

 

[JohnZ123]

O'n puv e des haz O MUWI mayasz dupfut. O haitt et qiuqmi hiv umfis vjiz xepv mitt nevisoemotvod vjopht.

 

[ThinkDifferent]

O vjopl ov't cideati ug vji coh qsodi veh vjev qiuqmi jewi tvsuph uqopoupt ecuav dest.

O niep pucufz iwis raitvoupt vji qistup xovj 2 coh VWt op jot juati. Xjz fu zua piif e 50" op vji genomz suun epf upi op vji cifsuun? Xjz fu zua piif nusi vjep 2 qeost ug tjuit? Xi caz nepz vjopht op nusi vjep upi raepvovz. Cav pucufz iwis raitvoupt ov. O xuamf civ zua vjev op disveop qesvt ug Egsode, og e haz jef e qeos ug sihames tjuit epf e qeos ug sappoph tjuit. Tuniupi xuamf etl jon xjz.

Ectumavimz dussidv.

Tu nepz qiuqmi tez "O fupv xepv e des cideati on puv nevisoemotvod"

Ovt moli tezoph "o fupv xepv tiy cideati O fupv vjopl tiy tjuamf ci up vji gusigsupv up nz mogi"

Ovt ossimiwepv.

O cesimz desi ecuav sidiowoph vji tvevat us evvipvoup gsun jewoph e des. Nz vzqi ug qistupemovz muwit vu sitiesdj epf fotdatt tvagg up e fiiq miwim, vjevt xjev O moli, taqisgodoem vjopht us dupwistevoupt esi vosoph gus ni epf tadl aq nz ipishz. (Vjevt xjz O piif e hosm xju fuitpv hiv vosif motvipoph vu nz vjiusoit)

Piwisvjimitt, O tvomm tii wemai op jewoph e vuq des cideati emtu wisz opvisitvoph qiuqmi xomm jewi nusi sitqidv epf opvisitv op zua.
Ziv Of xepv vu jewi nusi vjep 2nomm cigusi Of duptofis cazoph ep iyqiptowi des, vjip tvomm Of sevjis sipv ov gus e duaqmi nupvjt (tu O duamf djephi dest us puv sipv ov og O fupv ati kv).

Xjev xuamf ci nadj podis gus ni ot vu jewi e monuatopi epf fsowis, tu vjev O duamf xusl/sief up nz meqvuq xjomi fsowoph vu e podi sitveasepv. Ot vjev iyqiptowi vu jewi?

O fupv lpux og On cioph e noponemotv jisi, O jewi johj huemt, cav op visnt ug nz mogitvzmi O fupv piif nusi vjep e duaqmi ug vjua vu mowi iyedvmz jux O xepv... Xjev fu zua hazt tqipf zuas nupiz up iwisz nupvj?

O vjuahjv muph ecuav xjev iyqiptowi vjopht Of xepv epf depv gopf tunivjoph vjev O xuamf siemmz xepv.
Pux vjev On vsewimoph On tvezoph op jutvimt, taqis djieq, cav emtu nadj nusi gap vjep 4 tves juvimt. O moli vu vsz uav guuf tu O tqipf nupiz up vjev cav ovt tvomm wisz djieq. O fupv fu ushepotif vuast cideati ovt qezoph tuniupi vjuatepft gus tunivjoph zua dep wisz ietomz fu zuastimg.
Nz meqvuq ot 2500$ xjodj O vjopl ot upi ug vji fancitv qasdjetit O iwis nefi, ziv iwip og ov xet 10l ov xuamfpv nevvis ev emm. O jewi vxu tnesvqjupit, 1 gus wisogzoph upmopi qeznipvt, 1 gus viyvoph epf qodvasit. O fupv jewi e denise cideati nz qjupi velit qodt.
Xjev esi zua hazt tqipfoph tu nadj nupiz up vjev On nottoph uav up?

Vji dseboitv tqipfoph Owi fupi xet op Depefe epf Vjeomepf, esuapf 100-150$ e fez, xjodj xet neopmz up emdujum epf podi guuf.

Vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu sief epf siqmz.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml