tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post5129500634100321462..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-74841316026985854522011-02-18T10:19:12.309-06:002011-02-18T10:19:12.309-06:00anon2:
Actually my articles are run together in m...anon2:<br /><br />Actually my articles are run together in my mind, but can see myself saying something like that.<br /><br />However, there is a spectrum of conduct not two choices. Ostentation for its own sake never strikes me a s a good idea. But raising your standard of living appropriate to your new circumstances is how we reward right conduct in our lives, I think.<br /><br />Doing better than the budget frees funds for many things and my Dad's old rule of "an improvement in the house for every improvement on the farm" seems like a good guideline.<br /><br />Humility and an attitude of service are non incompatible with wealth, but is a mark of a life well-lived to balance the two.John Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-31553807065572588282011-02-17T17:52:55.595-06:002011-02-17T17:52:55.595-06:00John, you wrote a similar article a few years back...John, you wrote a similar article a few years back, telling us to be humble, not ot buy fancy trucks or cars. Surely you remember this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-37089814242885269202011-02-16T13:42:12.760-06:002011-02-16T13:42:12.760-06:00No Macoupin, it could have been my dad. When we b...No Macoupin, it could have been my dad. When we bought a really good 260 in 1970 for $500 acre, he was sure we would lose everything. But we got into the 80's and were not too far in debt, probably due to his influence and survived!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-54784462880339839032011-02-16T10:04:42.953-06:002011-02-16T10:04:42.953-06:00john, are you sure about the author of this artic...john, are you sure about the author of this article, cause i'm pretty sure my dad wrote it.macoupin county illinoisnoreply@blogger.com