Whenever I utter that oft-repeated declaration — “We can’t afford it” — one or both of our kids will invariably respond, “You can afford it, you just choose not to!” That observation is not necessarily incorrect. Technically, I could buy each of them an iPhone 14 Pro Max, or whatever it is they’re nagging about …
I confess I have never been worldly-wise. I don’t know why. I never had the drive or ambition to pursue an outstanding career. Was this simply the legacy of that decade at school being told over and over that I was a lazy fool who would never amount to anything? Or does my lack of …
