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  1. A quotation from Joseph Addison

    The man who will live above his present circumstances is in great danger of living in a little time much beneath them; or as the Italian proverb runs, “The man who lives by hope, will die by hunger.”

    Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
    Essay (1711-10-09), The Spectator, No. 191

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/addison-joseph/78443…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #josephaddison #bankruptcy #budget #expectations #extravagance #finances #financialinsecurity #hope #overextended #spending #overspending

  2. @samuelpepys

    "And that [namely, to check my accounts] I am loth to do, for fear I have spent too much, and I delay [these checks] the rather that I may pay for my pictures [...]"

    I may be mis-reading this, but I think our Sam is spending money he doesn't have --- and he deliberately tries to avoid confirmation of that fact. The route to unhappiness; I know the feeling.

    #Pepys #overspending

  3. CW: Political rant about budget spending

    We can’t afford to take care of the homeless, the sick, the poor, the tired, the weak, and the hungry. We can’t help our vets when they come home with shell shock, battle fatigue, or PTSD. We can’t find good medical care for them or the rest of the country, but we can find $45 billion more dollars to bomb some backwater place out of existence.

    See this wonderful bit by George Carlin. It’s still relevant today and this was said in the early/mid 90’s.

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=UaS2bRGS
    #war #murder #isjustashotaway
    #politics #government #budget #overspending #military #militaryindustrialcomplex