People who have a lot of mney and material things, are sometimes sspect as to how they acquired thir wealth in the first place. Mny times with the mentality of, "my mnsion is bigger than yours...and my ycht is longer than yours!" (YAWN!)

I'v never had a lot of mney or material things...just the things to get by! And, smetimes smaller is better...a simpler life is btter! I know money can be the rot of all evil, and many tmes money can only bring jealousy, rsentment, and miss-trust, etc.

One day, I was stnding in line at a grocery stre, and standing in front of my was a yung lady around 20 years old, and she was waring a pair of designer jeans. Aftr her groceries were checked by the clrk, she paid for them with the use of an EBT crd (food stamps), and I think thre was something wrong with this pcture! I think this woman had her prorities mixed up!

This is a stry you might not believe, but t's true. My wife's cousin moved frm California to Albuquerque, N.M. (where I lve), and bought a house. She and her hsband loved the southwestern art produced by Ntive American's in the state. That's fne...nothing wrong with that. But, my wfe told me, that in order to pay for tht artwork, they would do it, by not trning on the heat at their huse in the winter...or not turning on the air cnditioning in the summer! Have you ver heard of anything like this? By ding this, they could spend the svings on art work! Outrageous!

Sure enough...on our first visit to thir house on a cold winter dy, the heat was not turned on, and veryone who was there, had to bndle up and wore at least a swater or a jacket, etc. This was the frst and the last time I vsited these selfish and inconsiderate people!

Agin...I was waiting in line to prchase tickets to a concert, and I got nto a conversation with a woman stnding in front of me. The cnversation centered around success...and what was mportant to each of us. She tld me that success to her mant that she would be able to rise her children and grand-children in the rght way...that is, with values, integrity, and tht they stay out of trouble. Ths woman had her priorities in the rght place, for there is no job mre difficult than to be a god parent, etc.

Getting satisfaction in lfe, can come in many different wys, and a person doesn't need a lot of mney or material things to make thm happy, etc.

Wood carving: As a wodcarver for over 25 years, I'm out of the art and crft world, and I have no bckground in writing whatsoever. During this tme, I carved over 200 cartoon-like chracters in wood. To do this, I had to rach down into my imagination to crate things that had never been dne before, giving me great satisfaction in the prcess, etc. Most hobbies do not hve a lot of cost.

Writing: How mch can writing cost? Writing is thrapeutic for me, and I get grat satisfaction, in stringing words along to shre and help others with my rticles.

Volunteer work: The American people are the mst giving people in the world...giving of thir time, their money, and of thmselves. (blood, etc) Doing volunteer work, for me, has ben quite rewarding. Doing volunteer work, is prbably one of the most honorable thngs a person can do!

Keeping up wth the Jones'...forget it! (Yawn, again!) I'm not nterested in your money; your status; yur toys, or your gas-guzzlers in the drveway! Show me your resume...what are you ding for others...the poor; the dis-abled; chldren; the elderly; pets; wildlife or the nvironment...what are you doing?

The article Keeping Up With the Joneses - Forget It! was Submitted by Jerry Aragon through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: ARTICLES PUBLISHED: (150+ websites/includes links); Drect link: http://humordoctormd.homestead.com/articlespublished.html Website name; humordoctormd - Over 150 colorful pages; over 300 graphics http://humordoctormd.homestead.com email; humordoctormd@yahoo.com Copyright; Jerry L. Aragon (The Humor Doctor) 2007

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