On being average
I can certainly see the appeal of being average
In North America, ‘average’ is overweight and in-debt.
Eating more than you need too, and spending more than you can afford.
In the short term, fat and in-debt looks very entertaining
Eat what you want, spend what you want, and when in doubt…just remortgage the house to buy more…EVERYTHING
If you don’t care about the future it seems so simple
(Let’s ignore the fact that this hyper-consumerism is probably just a guise to cover up a lack of enjoyment of the little things in life…)
But here’s the problem – Even the very fat and are living longer now. Much longer.
Thanks to a combination of healthcare, pharma and living standards if you are under 50 right now, you need both your financial plan and your health plan need to be able to ‘protect’ you to at least the age of 100.
(I even think the people under […]
Original post by Brad Pilon
Filed under: Fitness