Comments on: The American Dream http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/ Personal finance that makes cents. Common sense advice on topics from high interest savings accounts, frugality, cd rates, money market accounts, mortgage rates, how to get out of debt, money management and more. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:43:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Roger http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7191 Roger Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:53:51 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7191 J.D., I caught that right away. I think it's next to a power drill. Maybe something subliminal going on there. ;) J.D., I caught that right away. I think it’s next to a power drill. Maybe something subliminal going on there. ;)

]]> By: J.D. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7186 J.D. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:36:51 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7186 I was just looking at this image again and realized that one of the "constellations" is a drill-press. How cool is that?! :) I was just looking at this image again and realized that one of the “constellations” is a drill-press. How cool is that?! :)

]]> By: M. Brubeck http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7185 M. Brubeck Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:25:41 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7185 Maybe naked-eye astronomy is not such a cheap hobby. Maybe naked-eye astronomy is not such a cheap hobby.

]]> By: Chris Estes http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7170 Chris Estes Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:15:58 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7170 You can dream the American Dream but you sleep with the lights on and wake up with a scream --Warren Zevon It's always been a sad, hopeless dream. And an expectation born of the capitalistic need to create demand. Any expectation that comes from outside ourselves will lead only to disappointment and sadness. But I still think the TV is groovy. It's got legs AND rabbit ears! You can dream
the American Dream
but you sleep with the lights on
and wake up with a scream
–Warren Zevon

It’s always been a sad, hopeless dream. And an expectation born of the capitalistic need to create demand. Any expectation that comes from outside ourselves will lead only to disappointment and sadness.

But I still think the TV is groovy. It’s got legs AND rabbit ears!

]]> By: Matt http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7164 Matt Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:49:07 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7164 They should have added cell phones and credit cards! :) Very sad indeed. They should have added cell phones and credit cards! :)

Very sad indeed.

]]> By: Melsky http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7153 Melsky Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:33:14 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7153 That's sad, beautiful, and strangely compelling. I love old magazines. That’s sad, beautiful, and strangely compelling. I love old magazines.

]]> By: Jens Erik http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7137 Jens Erik Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:43:32 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7137 I am Norwegian, and I still have the dream about one day going to america and get me a new life and a nice job and house and wife and car and kids and and and and. =( I am Norwegian, and I still have the dream about one day going to america and get me a new life and a nice job and house and wife and car and kids and and and and.

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]]> By: Alvin http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7115 Alvin Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:11:48 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7115 It hasn't changed so much, has it? It hasn’t changed so much, has it?

]]> By: Neil http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7088 Neil Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:02:43 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7088 sad, so sad sad, so sad

]]> By: Chris Estes http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7083 Chris Estes Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:50:08 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/09/07/the-american-dream/#comment-7083 Dig the groovy TV, man. Dig the groovy TV, man.

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