A wise woman, my mother, once told me: "Most times, after you buy something, you soon realize you had rather have the money."

Jg

I think that's often true as people by shiny objects without a lot of thought. And sometimes they buy the objects of their dreams but discover their dreams have changed. There are times though, the ones your mother referred to as the not "most times" that you buy something of real value that enhances your all to brief time here. That sometimes happens out of luck but more often, I think, due to the wisdom that comes from truly knowing ones self.

My lament after every airplane I have bought: "I should have bought this sooner".

The money is still there, just in a form that you can use instead of being amorphous digits in some computer memory.

Mike C.

Tony,

As we sit back and watch many of the rich, very rich and mega rich buy, buy and buy more, I wonder where the wisdom is. I wonder where the happiness is. Personally, I learned long ago that the ownership of most material possessions just adds interruptions to my life and deteriorates my time.

We are all surrounded by greedy, grasping people. I've never known a happy one or one that I liked. When is "enough" really "enough"? Apparently with a guy named Putin, never.

The world is filled with Putins. Some are flying Bonanzas.

Jg

John,

They say wisdom comes from experience. While that may be true it's not automatic. One has to learn from the experience which requires thoughtful self awareness and analysis. When "things" are relied upon for happiness its just indicative of a bottomless hole in a life that can never be filled. On the other hand we occasionally find something of real beauty and utility which enhances our lives. Those things are to be treasured I think as they are the real treasures to be found in the physical world.

For example, I have a shotgun which I acquired in my early twenties from a friend. The story of how I came to own it is as priceless to me as the object. But the shotgun itself is a totem of a thousand pleasant memories of time with friends in the outdoors. I have other shotguns. But none mean anything to me. The one does, not because of its weathered, battered, beauty borne of use, but because of its magical ability to conjure memories that bring happiness as I move through the seasons of life.

I have acquired a lot of "stuff" in my life (though I have spent the last few years getting rid of most of it). Most, as your mother would surely have agreed, is just a burden after the purchase. But there are a few things, and often the least costly in terms of money, that have real value not because of anyone else's desire to have them but because they have the inexplicable power to bring simple pleasure.

I have two guns that I treasure.

First is the Winchester Model 12 that my dad gave me when I was seven. I killed a dove on my first shot with him standing at my side.

The other is the S & W Model 15 that I provided to my mother when my dad died. An intruder broke into her house to rob and kill her (stabbed her sitter 16 times but the sitter lived). She put three 38's in his chest before he could hit the floor.

Beautiful gun.

Jg

I once told my stock broker you can’t fly a stock certificate, or, dollar bills. It just doesn’t work very well. Life is meant to live, not hoard.

A wise gentleman told me “You are a slave to your possessions “.

He was a very wise gentleman.

Jg

The rich man asked the wisest man, what else can I do?

The wisest man responded, give it all away and follow me.

It’s not what we buy or what we save. It’s how we feel about either possession.

It’s not what you have, don’t have, how much, or, how little. It’s all about attitude. I once had nothing, now I have a lot. If I lose it all tomorrow I could care less. I never deserved any of it anyway.

It’s not what you have, don’t have, how much, or, how little. It’s all about attitude. I once had nothing, now I have a lot. If I lose it all tomorrow I could care less. I never deserved any of it anyway.

I'll take that thought with a slight modification: "you can have it all, just not at the same time."

Back to the original title of this thread…

I saw an article online that the real estate frenzy in Boise (one of the hottest markets in the US) may be cooling.

Any sense out there that the airplane market is softening?

I saw where a used Cirrus sold for more than a factory new, albeit with a 8-12 month wait.

Butch

Back to the original title of this thread…

I saw an article online that the real estate frenzy in Boise (one of the hottest markets in the US) may be cooling.

Any sense out there that the airplane market is softening?

I saw where a used Cirrus sold for more than a factory new, albeit with a 8-12 month wait.

Butch