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Old 05-29-2008, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MonkeyMama View Post
She told me I was "lucky."
Yes!

It's not strictly a justification for spending, but it drives me bonkers when people attribute financial success to luck. I suppose it plays a certain part (I wasn't struck by lightning today--what luck!) but it has so much more to do with choices and hard work.
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