Reply #106: lastliberalintexas, I completely relate. [View All]

[susanna]

My husband and I work in the auto industry, but also have acquired several rental properties on the side, mostly because we figured out years ago that our pensions would not be worth the contract they are written on.

In a nutshell, our net worth is quite high; we do not buy on credit, we save as much as we can, and we drive really, really old cars. Our biggest fear is a health crisis that taps us out. Our families think we're nuts, but like you said - there is a sucker born every minute that thinks they need to drive the coolest new thing. And that's sad. :-(