A Friendly Blog by Ryan Hamilton

Economics

As far as spending money goes, there are limitless options. The main inhibitor to buying things is the money and not the items for sale. At least, that's what I've found. I suppose this is convenient for some people--the type of people who own a lot of money. For the other people, people without a lot of money, buying things becomes more difficult.

Someday I plan on having enough money to make purchases. Included on my future purchases list are reliable transportation, comfortable shelter and a decent spatula. These things are not important to us today.

What I'd like to discuss are the large number of items available in the marketplace that should never be purchased by anyone ever. Most of these items can be found at truck stops, but I've also found many of these items in museums and in gas stations close to national parks.

I suppose a piece of 10,000-year-old wooly mammoth tusk might be something you really should buy if you're a wooly mammoth fanatic or gullible, but other than that I say hold off. I actually saw this item for sale today at the foot of Seattle's Space Needle. I'm still trying to determine the connection between mammoth tusks and the Space Needle, and I think I'm wasting my time.

The point is if you're considering spending money at any of the previously mentioned locations, please take a minute to send the money to me. I'll gladly redirect your scratch toward wise purchases. So, if you ever feel like you need to pick up a lucky rabbit's foot or a bag of polished rocks or a ceramic dragon holding a snow globe or a rock that predicts the weather or a ceramic kitten reading a poem or a wooden pen or a piece of prehistoric, petrified meat loaf or old fashioned candy that may or may not be petrified meat loaf or anything ceramic please have some respect for people without a limitless supply of money and don't buy it.