10 Life and Money Lessons Learned from Immigrant Parents [Wise Bread]

Wise Bread rocks another great post, this time from Vince Scordo. What's great about this article is letting it blow away all the materialistic garbage that the media has forced on us about what it means to be happy, smart, and rich. Today, the word "immigrant" is assumed to be "illegal immigrant", but there was a time in our country where swarms of people were coming from all over the globe for an opportunity to be better. Here's a taste:

Lesson 10: “Ignore your neighbors.”

I’m convinced that many individuals lead their life according to the goings-on of their neighbors. For example, if Doris next door leases a shiny new German sedan, you may be compelled to question the worth or legitimacy of your 10-year-old Ford sitting in the driveway. If, by the miracle of home refinancing, Doris adds another 800 square feet to her over-leveraged center hall colonial, you may all of sudden feel cramped in your tiny Cape-Cod-style home. What is my parents’ opinion of neighborhood goings-on? Make friends, and be a good neighbor, but don’t follow the neighbor into debt and materialism.

It's a beautiful, even touching, look at our history. Take a look!

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