Absolutely correct. I had a sailboat once. The best part of it was looking forward to getting it. It sat too much, I didn’t have time for it. Simple pleasures are the very best. I have not been as rich as Solomon but I have had the same experiences of having lots of things that didn’t make me happy or accomplish much. Not everything is for everyone. You have to do what makes you happy. I see retirees that seem to do what is expected of them and they are not any more happy for it. Actually, some find it uncomfortable and too much work. I don’t need or even want to be on the go all the time or much of the time for that matter. The best part of any trip is coming in the front gate, parking the truck in the barn sealing myself away. My style, my choice. It might be different if I had not already seen most of the world but I rather doubt that.
Learn everyting that you can. Learn how to build. Learn how to invest. Learn how to fix things. Learn how to detect horse exhaust.
Debt is a self inflicted and often fatal wound. Don’t do it.
Learn the difference between I want and I need.
Don’t buy things in a mad panic.
Don’t buy overpriced anything. Things have a certain intrinsic value. Don’t pay $50,000.00 for $10,000.00 wirth of stuff.
There is nothing like the comfort of a good wife and a comfortable debt free homestead. There is nothing like the feel of living in a home of one’s own making.