Impressive

A few minutes ago I was downright proud of my frugality because I spend "only" $10,000 a year. Then I read this article about Jim Merkel, who lives on $5,000 a year. Wow. It's good to have something to shoot for I guess, although my sense of virtue has deflated drastically. Who knew I was such a big spender? Maybe this is what Paulson and Bernanke feel like when they fling cash around.