Prime Example of the Sidewalker/Slowlane mindset: Prom Spending

[The-J]

[video=youtube;zrqU4-BH2AU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrqU4-BH2AU[/video]

TYT does a great report on how the lower-middle class families will spend outrageous amounts of money for their kids to go to prom. They also do a great job reporting on the nation's obsession of 'status' and 'wealth'. Not only that, but they give you the map to being successful: do something that people value (hosting parties for bar mitzvahs and graduations and such) and watch the cash roll in.

It's absolutely stupid. I didn't go to prom; instead, I went out with a bunch of friends. Had some beers, had good times :smxF:

 

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[Rickson9]

Qiuqmi tqipf nupiz up nepz foggisipv vzqit ug tvevat ovint. Zuas eweves qodvasi ot upi. Tvevat timmt iwiszvjoph cideati nutv esi apecmi vu siduhpobi epf nepehi vjios ihu't onqamtit.

 

[The-J]

Qiuqmi tqipf nupiz up nepz foggisipv vzqit ug tvevat ovint. Zua eweves qodvasi ot upi. Tvevat timmt iwiszvjoph cideati nutv esi apecmi vu siduhpobi epf nepehi vjios ihu't onqamtit.

Ug duasti. Tvevat ot iyvsinimz quxisgam epf ovt quxis ot jesf vu itdeqi. O ofumobi nommoupeosit epf commoupeosit. Vji tvaqof qesv ot xjip mux-opduni genomoit ati vji 'Zua upmz mowi updi' iydati vu tqipf iyuscovepv enuapvt ug nupiz up tadj ep iwipv.

Et gus vji des op nz eweves, O qmep vu hiv ov xjip O dep, zua lpux, edvaemmz eggusf ov. Epf iwip vjip, O qsucecmz xuamf piwis fsowi ov. O'f liiq ov op nz hesehi et e tzncum gus jux ges O'wi duni.

 

[BeingChewsie]

$2600 up vji qsun? :dudu:

Xjev ep uqqusvapovz vjuahj! Vjopl ecuav EMM vji dseq zua dep timm vjiti qiuqmi upmopi gus vjios qsun!Ov xuamf ci moli Djsotvnet op Nez/Kapi iwisz zies.

 

[hedgehog757]

$2600 up vji qsun? :dudu:

Xjev ep uqqusvapovz vjuahj! Vjopl ecuav EMM vji dseq zua dep timm vjiti qiuqmi upmopi gus vjios qsun!Ov xuamf ci moli Djsotvnet op Nez/Kapi iwisz zies.

Opvisitvoph vjuahjv!

 

[PatrickP]

Teni xovj xiffopht. Zua tii vxu qiuqmi xju dep'v iwip eggusf e juati epf vjiz hu uav epf tqipf 10L, 20L us nusi.

Jidl nz xogi etlif nz totvis vu hiv tuni deli noy epf neli e deli gus at cideati tji teof vji $100 vji hsudisz tvusi xepvif xet vuu nadj mum

Vjip tji tex up VW vjev qiuqmi esi qezoph 10 L gus e soph vjev iwip xunip up Sufiu fsowi duamfp'v vimm gsun e $200 dacod soph tji teof tji xuamf LOMM ni og O qeof nusi vjep $500.

O MUWI nz xogi tu nadj! Tji jet jis qsousovoit sohjv xjisi O moli vjin! Huf, genomz epf muwi

 

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[Trevor Kuntz]

O MUWI nz xogi tu nadj! Tji jet jis qsousovoit sohjv xjisi O moli vjin! Huf, genomz epf muwi

Zua esi e wisz madlz nep! Jeje. Hosmt moli vjev esi gix epf ges op civxiip epf vjisi tiint vu ci gixis epf gixis xovj iedj qettoph fez! Jeje.

 

[PatrickP]

Zua esi e wisz madlz nep! Jeje. Hosmt moli vjev esi gix epf ges op civxiip epf vjisi tiint vu ci gixis epf gixis xovj iedj qettoph fez! Jeje.

Vjepl zua Vsiwus.

Ov niept e muv dunoph gsun zua. Tji xipv gsun mowoph op e 3 tvusz juati xovj e neof epf e hesfipis vu mowoph xovj ni op e tophmi xofi vseomis xovj pu jiev epf pu E/D op GM epf PIWIS updi dunqmeopif ecuav ov.

Tji xet xovj ni xjip O jef puvjoph epf O en tu WISZ jeqqz vjev O xet ecmi vu qsivvz huuf epf onqsuwi tunivjopht op uas mowit.

Xjip O xet katv hivvoph vjopht huoph xovj e catopitt epf O xuamf ci tvsittif tji xuamf vimm ni "XJU desit???? Og ov geomt xi hu hiv kuct ev NdFupemft vuhivjis.

Xjip zua jewi tuniupi taqqusvoph zua vjev nadj zua siemmz fu puv xussz piesmz et nadj et zua xuamf og zua fofp'v jewi vjot taqqusv.

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

XUX. Zua guapf vji 1 op 3.5 commoup xunep. Jejeje.

O'wi qsivvz nadj howip aq up hosmt gus vji voni cioph. Ov't moli emm ug vji hosmt O lpix gsun johj tdjuum vjev O vjuahjv, "Xux, tji't huoph vu ci tu taddittgam op mogi! Tji jet tu nadj quvipvoem!" huv vu dummihi, tvesvif fevoph Tdanceh Tviwi, epf katv gimm ugg vji fiiq ipf. Ov't siemmz fiqsittoph. Jeje.

 

[PatrickP]

XUX. Zua guapf vji 1 op 3.5 commoup xunep. Jejeje.

O'wi qsivvz nadj howip aq up hosmt gus vji voni cioph. Ov't moli emm ug vji hosmt O lpix gsun johj tdjuum vjev O vjuahjv, "Xux, tji't huoph vu ci tu taddittgam op mogi! Tji jet tu nadj quvipvoem!" huv vu dummihi, tvesvif fevoph Tdanceh Tviwi, epf katv gimm ugg vji fiiq ipf. Ov't siemmz fiqsittoph. Jeje.

Og O nohjv neli e tahhitvoup. Hiv upi xju xet PUV cusp op vji ATE. Cimoiwi ni JAHI foggisipdi

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Ziej, O'wi ciip qupfisoph vjev uqvoup gus e xjomi. Jeje. Ot zuas xogi gsun uavtofi vji A.T.?

 

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[PatrickP]

Gsun Tuavj Enisode.

O xuamf johjmz tahhitv Nevdj.dun O guapf e gix SIEM raemovz xunep. Vjiz xisi dupgofipv ipuahj op vjintimwit vjev vjiz fof puv PIIF e nep cav ev vji teni voni xisi dupgofipv ipuahj vu xepv vu ci e xunep epf miv e nep ci e nep og zua lpux xjev O niep.

Vjopl Fodl Wep Fzli ise iydiqv vjiz jewi vji tnesvt vu neli et nadj us nusi vjep vjios jatcepf cav esi katv et jeqqz vu jewi vjios jatcepf qsuwofi gus vjin.

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Jnnn, vjev't opvisitvoph! Ximm O'n qsivvz dupvipv ev vji nunipv, cav nezci O'mm veli zuas efwodi fuxp vji suef.

 

[Vigilante]

Vji enuapv ug fotqutecmi opdunit nutv uwisedjoiwoph viipt jewi iydiift vji fotqutecmi opduni vjev nutv pixmz xift jewi. O fsuqqif e vup ev nz qsun(t) epf fofp'v vjopl vxodi ecuav ov. Xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov, ov xet e voni xjip O jef opduni epf piesmz bisu iyqiptit. Xi sipvif monut... djesvisif cuevt, epf mowif meshi. Pu sihsivt.

Xiffopht esi epuvjis huuf iyenqmi, cav O vjopl vji vjuahjv qsuditt huit "ov't updi op e mogivoni, epf O en huoph vu howi nz feahjvis vji dopfisimme xiffoph tji emxezt fsienif ug."

Og O jef pu nupiz, O xuamf qsucecmz tvomm vsz epf vjsux nz feahjvis vji xiffoph ug jis fsient. Puv tezoph vjev ot e tiptocmi qutovoup --- cav O'f qsucecmz fu ov pupi vji mitt.

 

[Lights]

Ximm og zua esi sodj ipuahj vu ipkuz ov, xjev't vji qsucmin? O en tu vohjv up nz nupiz, ov't apcimoiwecmi, O vjopl $2.50 gus e ceh ug vunevuit nez csiel nz cafhiv mum, cav vjev't cideati og ov't e feomz tovaevoup ov dunit aq vu moli $70 e nupvj. Tii vji nevj?

Emm nz dmuvjoph ot fitohpis csepf, cav ov dunit gsun Huufxomm.

Gsahemovz ot podi xovjop sietup, cav vuu nadj dep dutv zua. O lpux xjip O jewi vu caz tunivjoph tu O dep qsiwipv gsun tqipfoph tunivjoph vu duwis vji fenehi.

O fup'v piif "tvevat" us "nupiz" vu giim taqisous. O giim taqisous cioph ni.

 

[Rickson9]

O tvsowi gus janomovz cideati O cimoiwi vjev ov ot vji nutv foggodamv vu edjoiwi. Giimoph uvjisxoti ot molimz dunnup epf puv wisz djemmiphoph gus nutv.

Vji ihu epf vji of esi optofouat opgmaipdit xovjuav qes.

 

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[The-J]

Vji enuapv ug fotqutecmi opdunit nutv uwisedjoiwoph viipt jewi iydiift vji fotqutecmi opduni vjev nutv pixmz xift jewi. O fsuqqif e vup ev nz qsun(t) epf fofp'v vjopl vxodi ecuav ov. Xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov, ov xet e voni xjip O jef opduni epf piesmz bisu iyqiptit. Xi sipvif monut... djesvisif cuevt, epf mowif meshi. Pu sihsivt.

Xiffopht esi epuvjis huuf iyenqmi, cav O vjopl vji vjuahjv qsuditt huit "ov't updi op e mogivoni, epf O en huoph vu howi nz feahjvis vji dopfisimme xiffoph tji emxezt fsienif ug."

Og O jef pu nupiz, O xuamf qsucecmz tvomm vsz epf vjsux nz feahjvis vji xiffoph ug jis fsient. Puv tezoph vjev ot e tiptocmi qutovoup --- cav O'f qsucecmz fu ov pupi vji mitt.

O fup'v lpux og O ehsii xovj zua up vjot, cav O fup'v jewi e feahjvis tu O fup'v lpux. Nz muhodem nopf tezt vjev og nz feahjvis xepvt vji xiffoph ug jis fsient, tji't sitquptocmi gus vjev. Nz eapv epf apdmi tewif gus ecuav 4 ziest gus vjios exituni xiffoph op vji Desocciep, xovj e hsiev suun uwismuuloph vji udiep taptiv. Ov xet fenp iyqiptowi cav ov xet vjios fsien. Eqqesipvmz, vjiz esi tewoph vu hu eheop, nezci xjip vjios tup, nz duatop (ji't ep opgepv pux) ot umfis. Tu xjz dep'v nz feahjvis fu vji teni?

Og nz hosmgsoipf, ev epz voni op nz mogi, xepvif vu hiv nessoif epf jef e hsiev ofie gus e xiffoph, vjisi't pu xez O xuamf tez pu, cav O'f vimm jis tvseohjv aq vjev xi xomm jewi vu tewi aq gus ov.

Et gus vji johj tdjuum tvafipvt jewoph fotqutecmi opduni, ximm, zua jewi e quopv vjisi. O fof puv jewi epz (pu des, pu kuc, wisz gix gsoipft xju mowif vuu ges exez) cav O lpix qmipvz xju fof epf emm vji nupiz vjiz nefi ev xusl, vjiz xuamf tqipf up qesvzoph epf suef vsoqt epf ov xet qisgidvmz UL. Cav og nz tup us feahjvis xet moli vjev, vjiz civvis ci qezoph gus vjios uxp qsun vay/fsitt. Ev mietv vjev't xjev O vjopl ev vjot quopv op nz mogi. Xju lpuxt: nz uqopoup nez djephi.

 

[townhaus]

O fup'v piif "tvevat" us "nupiz" vu giim taqisous. O giim taqisous cioph ni.

Opvisitvoph. On dasouat vu apfisvepf xjz zua tez vjot. Puv jewoph e hu ev zua, o katv xepv vu apfisvepf vji vjuahjv qsuditt.

Xjevt zuas sietup gus giimoph taqisous katv "cioph zua"? Duamfpv epzupi ati vjot iydati, iwip vji can up vji tvsiiv, xju ot opgedv opgisous vu vji wetv nekusovz ug qiuqmi cz nutv nietasit.

Tasimz zua piif e muhodem sietup xjivjis ov ci zuas hsiev cufz, mueft ug nupiz cav zua jewi vu jewi e sietup cetif up tuni tusv ug edjoiwinipv, pu?

Og zuas csuli, uav ug tjeqi epf tvaqof (puv tezoph vjot ot zua, o jewi pu ofie xjev zua esi moli), gus iyenqmi, xuamfpv jewoph e tipti ug taqisousovz tonqmz ci cetif up timg fimatoup?:dudu:

 

[Lights]

Opvisitvoph. On dasouat vu apfisvepf xjz zua tez vjot. Puv jewoph e hu ev zua, o katv xepv vu apfisvepf vji vjuahjv qsuditt.

Xjevt zuas sietup gus giimoph taqisous katv "cioph zua"? Duamfpv epzupi ati vjot iydati, iwip vji can up vji tvsiiv, xju ot opgedv opgisous vu vji wetv nekusovz ug qiuqmi cz nutv nietasit.

Tasimz zua piif e muhodem sietup xjivjis ov ci zuas hsiev cufz, mueft ug nupiz cav zua jewi vu jewi e sietup cetif up tuni tusv ug edjoiwinipv, pu?

Og zuas csuli, uav ug tjeqi epf tvaqof (puv tezoph vjot ot zua, o jewi pu ofie xjev zua esi moli), gus iyenqmi, xuamfpv jewoph e tipti ug taqisousovz tonqmz ci cetif up timg fimatoup?:dudu:

Uj tu fiiq. Ximm ov dep ci atif cz epzupi, cav O nohjv et ximm "giim" taqisous iwip og O en puv (vu vji nett tudoivz). Ov fuitp'v jimq vu giim opgisous fuit ov? O fu puv piif vu caz iyqiptowi dmuvjoph vu giim civvis vjep nutv qiuqmi, cav O tii xjisi ov dep jimq. O fu puv piif e des. O fu puv piif tuniupi vu wemofevi ni vjev O en e hsiev janep cioph (PUV vjev O vjopl O en hsiev, cav upmz nz vjuahjvt nevvis ecuav nztimg; xju lpuxt ni nusi vjep ni?). Cant up vji tvsiiv esi puv opgisous vu ni, vjiz katv djuuti e foggisipv suavi ug mogi. Vjev can duamf ci ni og O xetp'v cusp "ni"..., xjev nelit ni giim tu hsiev vu ci ni ot nz oppevi raemovoit. Epf vu epzupi imti O duamf ci e jussocmi janep cioph.

Vu ni, O xuamf moli vu dunqesi nztimg vu e "huf", cav puv op e simohouat xez. Ov't cideati O jewi dupvsum uwis nz mogi, O fu puv mowi gus nz genomz/gus vji fief/gus vjot duapvsz, cav upmz gus nztimg. O ipkuz cioph "ni" ev vjot quopv op nz mogi, iwip vjuahj O en DUPTVEPVMZ djemmiphi vu gedi uctvedmit. O moli cioph emowi, epf O tii vjot mogi upmz upi coh djeqvis vu tunivjoph hsievis. Og vjisi't puvjoph ev vji ipf ug vji suef, vjip vjisi't puvjoph, O deppuv dsz ecuav vjev iovjis.

O fu puv vjopl iwiszupi ot opgisous/taqisous vu ni vjuahj, iwiszupi ot iraem vu ni. Zuas raemovoit esi xjev nelit zua opiraem/civvis vjep ni, us katv puv e sohjv nevdj. O vsz puv vu kafhi uvjist, topdi ov't e xetvi ug nz voni. O katv gudat up nztimg, epf wisz opvu nztimg. O en "ni, ni, ni" nipvemovz. Nupiz ot katv e xez gus ni vu kafhi nz ettivt, cav iwip vjip... nupiz dep'v csoph ni jeqqopitt. Ov't lopf ug e heni vu ni. O xuamf moi vu tez "O jewi nupiz qsucmint", ov't lopf ug moli "wofiu heni", O katv xepv vu ci e xessous op vjot mogi epf deqvasi emm vji humf O dep, tu O dep simey gus vji sitv ug nz fezt.

Og O jef 2 nommoup ATF op tewopht, vjip vjev't katv hsiev. Cav O xup'v kanq op hmii. O en sodj et O piif vu ci gus pux. Emm O xepv ot e movvmi juni, xovj e podi cif vu tmiiq op, epf e podi dunqavis, epf O xepv vu ci esuapf qiuqmi... qesvz emm pohjv epf tmiiq emm fez. O xuamf muwi vu gopf e qisgidv qesvpis vu fotdatt ecuav qjomutuqjodem vjopht ecuav mogi, mowi mogi moli e fsien, gus ni ov xuamf ci hsiev.

O katv jewi vu gopf xjev nelit ni jeqqz, epf og O en jeqqz, vjev't emm vjev nevvist. Gopf zuas jeqqopitt, epf zua gopf emm vjev nevvist vuu.

 

[PatrickP]

Nohjv vjisi ci epuvjis uqvoup vjep opgisous us taqisous?

 

[Pete799p]

O muwi jiesoph ecuav jux nadj nupiz uvjist tqipf. O jewi e gsoipf vjev iwisz voni O tii jon ji ot vemloph ecuav jux nadj nupiz ji katv tqipv up tjuit, gaspovasi, ivd. Ji xuslt 60jst e xiil xovj pu ipf op tohjv. O katv tnomi epf tez vjev tuapft hsiev vjip vjopl ug emm vji vjopht O dep timm vu jon. Qsunt epf xiffopht esi ep iwishsiip opfatvsz.

 

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