{"id":20006,"date":"2012-07-09T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=20006"},"modified":"2012-07-09T11:36:13","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T15:36:13","slug":"i-gotta-laugh-at-everything-i-thought-i-needed-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/i-gotta-laugh-at-everything-i-thought-i-needed-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses\/","title":{"rendered":"I gotta laugh at everything I thought I needed to keep up with the Joneses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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YA GOTTA LAUGH<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1983, I moved from Miami to Melbourne, FL and met my neighbor\u00a0Domino<\/a>. \u00a0Our homes were built the same year. \u00a0As a paralegal, I made a point to dress on par with the female attorneys. \u00a0Domino was a sales associate and wore a uniform. \u00a0I got in the habit of trading in my car every 3-4 years for a new one. \u00a0Domino drove an older truck. \u00a0I’d see him out at happy hour nursing his beer. \u00a0I’d drink whatever fancy mixed drinks my friends were drinking. \u00a0Domino paid cash for everything and I had a wallet full of credit cards. \u00a0Domino cooked at home and I ate most of my meals out. \u00a0Ten years later, we both became self employed. \u00a0I began to dress casually but continued to trade my car up every 3-4 years. \u00a0Domino still drove his same old truck. \u00a0He grilled out at home, while I continued to eat in restaurants 7-10 times a week. \u00a0I bought new furniture every few years. \u00a0Domino’s home was filled with good, usable cast-offs donated by friends. \u00a0DOMINO PAID HIS HOME OFF LAST YEAR. \u00a0I got a refinance of my mortgage so I now owe on it exactly what I paid for it 28 years ago. \u00a0I have to laugh. \u00a0Who’s living high off the hog now?<\/p>\n

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