Financial Independence Gifts

"I could cry when I think of the years I wasted accumulating money, only to learn that my cheerful disposition is genetic."

'There was a long tunnel with a bright light at the end beckoning me. It was wonderful. I've never felt so debt-free.'

'We've truly simplified our lives, and ow no one. But are we truly happy?'

Work. The era of Big Government and handouts is over.

"Most men brag about their fancy cars, but...you paid off all your student loans...wow!"

"If I made as much as him, I could retire in a couple of days"

Pony express. Pony express yourself. Pony express yourself so much he left.

Cellphone Islands

"Yeah, you could say I've got mother issues....she told me I have to move out!"

Investing your savings

"I'm leaving. It's just way too much collaborating."

'What about you...you've been living here thirty years too?'

"Your mother and I think it's time you got a place of your own. We'd like a little time alone before we die."

"Here's what you wanted – a strategy to live abundantly, build capital, surpass your peers and disappoint your heirs."

"Your mother and I want to make your 21st birthday a moving experience. We'll help you pack."

"Sorry kid, I work alone."

'She knew we'd try to talk her-out of it.'

"All I ask is a chance to ruin my life in my own way."

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

Medical student overdrafts...careers in the law.

"Lost most of my sight, hearing, teeth and hair. Thank God I still god my driver license."

"And to finally break free from the crippling burden of my student loans."

'Recession is when the Jones have a tough time keeping up with themselves.'

And so Bob's folks sent him off into the world. But not before running a few last tests, just to be sure he could handle it.

'...and please God, protect the social security fund for another sixty years.'

"Honey who needs a man when you've got... Rhythm!"

"Wow! If global warming goes on it will cut our heating costs by 12 percent!"

"I don't know, probably lawyers."

"First buttons, then zippers, now we learn to tie our shoes. Is mom trying to tell us something?"

A Balanced budget.

"You want to withdraw your money? There's a fee for that."

'I want to go out of town so that I can become a fully independent person, but near enough so that I can bring my laundry home.'

'If the best things in life are free, we have too many of the worst things.'

'The pain in my head always seems to subside when I flush your bills down the toilet!'

"And since when does being twenty-five and married and living in Dallas excuse you from a family meeting?"