I don’t think it is an overstatement that the ‘National Enquirer’ magazine specialises in nonsense articles. One article told of a 56-year-old German man who had played the lottery for twenty-five years, then dropped dead when his sister announced that she had lost his winning $1.5 million ticket. … Read the rest
Profits are important for business to survive. If we go broke we can’t help our kids or the poor very much in terms of even basic physical needs. But as a motive, profit is disastrous. When making profits is more important than making friends, even with our own kids, then disaster is around the corner. … Read the rest
For the majority in an affluent country like Australia, most of our struggles come from selfish living and broken relationships.
If your problem is loneliness; money won’t change you. If your problem is meanness and aggressiveness towards others; money won’t change you. … Read the rest
‘If you’re not concerned – nobody else will be,’ states an article in New Woman entitled ‘Money Matters’. It says, ‘Whether or not there is a rich man (or woman) waiting in the wings, you should always have your own money, bank account and future.’ It reshapes the fairy-story line saying, ‘Then the beautiful young girl married a handsome tycoon and they lived luxuriously ever after.’
We live in an age where the necessities of love and social responsibility are a poor second to the insatiable desire for luxury and excess. … Read the rest
The Sydney Morning Herald featured an article by Simon Kent in ‘Good Living’ (May 31, 1988) on the subject of posh hotels. The key quote was, ‘money doesn’t make you happy, it makes you ecstatic, especially when you can check into the best hotels and be treated like royalty.’
There are celebration moments when a night on the town or a hotel weekend may be appropriate, but in general the article misses the very meaning of life itself. … Read the rest
While listening to a CD of South African Soweto music, I came across a song entitled, ‘The Man in Black’. It says,
I’m being harassed by the man in the black coat,
Every pay day I find him waiting for me outside the gate,
He demands all my money even when I hide it.… Read the rest
Queen’s new song, ‘I Want It All’ (EMI), went high on the charts. The video clip showed Freddie Mercury wearing a white shirt and business tie, and singing:
I want it all,
I want it all,
And I want it now.… Read the rest
Bulletin magazine tells us that the extremely popular American movie, ‘Pretty Woman,’ carries a subliminal message that conspicuous consumption is good for the soul. In this story, sex with strangers leads not to becoming HIV positive, but to the love of a rich man with fashion judgement.… Read the rest
Cleo once ran an article describing thirty-five ways to change your life for less than $250.1 As life-changing stuff it was a list of irrelevant and unbelievable nonsense. Here are a few:
These are supposed to provide:
You’ve got to be kidding!… Read the rest
Here are some wise observations from somewhat famous and certainly rich and glamorous Susan Renouf, as expressed in ‘Women’s Weekly’:
“Her three marriages have brought her a life that many would envy. She has enjoyed luxury, wealth and the aphrodisiac of being the consort of powerful men. … Read the rest