Because of my actions in real life and on the internet Facebook has decided I want to see a lot of financial influencers. There are two things the majority of financial influencers hate more than anything else, cars and coffee. They really hate cars. Coffee is more of a latent hate.
It is this hatred that caused my thoughts this morning. I am sitting here looking at a small rubber milk jug filled with water. It is the last surviving toy from our last Target adventure. It also cost about $4.00 or right around the cost of a cup of black coffee from a chain coffee store. Considering there are two other children in this house that is a total of $12 or three cups of coffee.
These financial influencers would blow their tops if someone told them they drank three cups of coffee in one trip out. They rant and rave against cars because people should be walking to work and investing the savings or some such nonsense. I am not sure they ever think out their hatreds. What I have never heard is a rant against children, because I can tell you that isn’t the only time I spend at least $12 on toys that ended up either broken, unwanted, or in the garbage in record time.
Then there is the snacks and food. I used to spend $30 to $70 at the grocery store. Now I am lucky if I get out of there under $200. I am getting four kinds of snack food, multiple clam shells of fresh fruit, apple sauce, and a bunch of other small items that all add up. My grocery trip used to be a package of pork chops and a bag of rice and I was good for the week. These kids eat food, drink drinks, and wear clothes that all cost money and most of the time are wasted or unwanted.
Children are truly a terrible investment. Much more than cars and coffee. Cars get you from point A to point B. They increase a person’s earning potential because now they can accept jobs in a larger radius. Children are simply a drain. They might wake you up as effectively as coffee but they don’t taste as good when ground up and boiled in water. Truly a terrible investment, and these financial influencers should take a serious look into the matter.
David Huzzard Writes 