I guess one of the most repeated statements made by most of us is, “If I just had just …………. more dollars, I’d be able to…” Naturally, the amount varies as well as the goal.

It is one of the reasons the capitalist system works. We are always striving for that slightly bigger paycheck, or slightly bigger contract. It is why we work our fingers to the bones and a little bit more.

There was a famous person, can’t remember who, that said, “I don’t need much money. Just enough to pay for everything I need and everything I want.”

I guess one of my older brothers fit that after 65. He retired from the Army, a southern California school system and a big air conditioning company. He was drawing 3 retirement checks. He told me he wasn’t a millionaire but he almost lived like one.

He owed no one. When he wanted something, he just bought it. He didn’t buy any luxury cars or anything like that, but mostly he bought what he wanted. It does kind of describes the the desire of the guy above.

Nonetheless, I think most of us have that one thing we want that seems always just a little beyond their reach. Me, I always wanted a motor home. I just almost bought one one time. I could have but I think I would have regretted it. I wouldn’t have much left over for buying groceries.

Still, every now and then I regret that I didn’t do it. I mean, I have always enjoyed traveling. I was retired and had no bills.

I guess in my case, I would say, “It would have been nice to have about 50 grand to buy the RV and a few of the other incidentals. Maybe it would have been nice if it was 60 grand. That would have been enough for fuel for a year or so.

My wife used to like traveling too. Not so much anymore. I’m afraid we won’t be going much of anywhere now. Not unless we win the lottery, and as I have said before, that’s not going to happen, not even if I started buying the tickets. And I don’t plan on wasting my money on the tickets.

Most of those lotteries are state run and they already have gotten enough from me.

On the other hand, I suspect there are others folks out there that would have settled for less. Some, I’m afraid, would not have settled for a million more. It is sort of human nature. It seems we always want a little more.