Socializing can be expensive. That's why I don't drink; those cocktails and beers add up, and they only end up making me feel sick afterwards. My friends and I used to talk about "treating ourselves", but I can only afford to do that once in a while. I can't do that on a regular basis. Like you said, it's hard for othe...more

I was once in the wedding party for a friend whose wedding cost six figures. I was happy for her that she was getting married. But during the wedding, I couldn't help thinking that I could live for years on what she and her fiance were spending on one day.