RICH MAN, POOR MAN — by Steve Nadis
I spoke with a friend the other day who, like me, is struggling to “make ends meet”–struggling to get by as a middle-class person in America. He’s out interviewing for jobs as we speak. Yet my friend recently heard from a lawyer who told him he stands to inherit a good deal of money when a wealthy relative, whose health is failing badly, dies. My friend’s circumstances will change entirely, in a heartbeat as it were. Today he’s barely getting by. But tomorrow, or next month, or next year he will be rich man.
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Wow–I didn’t know you were a lower middle-class person struggling to get by, Snake. Now I feel bad about reading your blog for free.
Sorry Gatemouth — I didn’t mean to guilt-trip you. I’d much rather you read it for free than not read it at all.
Without saying much, you’ve still managed to convince me, Gatemouth. I am now a proud, card-carrying member of the middle class.