The Joneses

Warm apple pie, Hot dogs, hamburgers, the 4Th of July and keeping up with the Joneses. Whats more American than that. The great American way. Mortgage up to your eyeballs and credit cards maxxed out. We do it all chasing the American dream. The American pipe dream. Materialism. How much crap can I accumulate before I die. We say its living life to its fullest but are we really doing that? Don't get me wrong, we all like nice things. But whats the price we are willing to pay to get it. I'm guilty of running out to get the latest gadget at a high price. Knowing I should wait a few months for the price to drop. I just want to be seen with the hottest toy so I can get some compliments. I'm so vain. Back to the Joneses. Who are these people? And why do they have so much influence in our lives? Hello America the Joneses don't exist. It's corporate America selling us a pipe dream. Look at all the commercials for cars, clothing, food and drugs. The corporate giants are getting into our heads. Telling us what we need and how to get it. And if you get into debt trying to get it, we can help you with that to. What makes a name brand. Nothing but good marketing. They put some pretty actors up in there to promote and sell there products. And they hit them off with some good money also. Do you think Diddy, JayZ and Russell approve everything they sell? If we know this why do we still chase after it. We do it for the American dream. My black people are known for getting the latest fashions and maxxing out credit cards. Do you realize that if you took that money and put it the stock market it would increase by 12% in a year. Multiply that a few times and tell me what you end up with. Ca Ching. All this while your hot car and clothes are losing value as some as you get it. I learned a lot of this late in life. These are the classes that need to be taught in high school. Finance 101. we need more people out there to stress these lessons. These are the commercials that need to be made. I'm asking you if you know it share the wealth with somebody. You never know who is listening................