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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 3379149, member: 13650&quot;]I think I do for a multitude of reasons.&nbsp;&nbsp; I too love the history and designs.&nbsp; But I also like the accumulating aspect of it.&nbsp; The store of wealth.&nbsp; The sense of accomplishment once you find something that&#039;s been really tough to acquire.&nbsp; The uniqueness of certain ones.&nbsp;&nbsp; The hope that the kids or grand kids can receive it some day and maybe continue it on.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I know I don&#039;t speak for all (but probably some) that for adults there just isn&#039;t a whole lot that gets you excited any more.&nbsp; Like getting a toy you really wanted on Christmas morning.&nbsp; That feelings hard to attain.&nbsp;&nbsp; Daily routines don&#039;t provide that feeling.&nbsp; &nbsp; Hoarding cash in a savings account at 0.05% interest doesn&#039;t do it for me.&nbsp;&nbsp; Although I&#039;ve known some people who live to invest money and have no other hobbies.&nbsp; (Oh boy, you can stash $50k in a CD, make 2% interest and then pay tax on it!!)&nbsp; &nbsp; Know a&nbsp; guy that&#039;s well to do but worries about spending $60 on something he&#039;d enjoy.&nbsp; Retired but wants to go back to work.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Life&#039;s too short for that BS in my view.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lets say you forego any and all hobbies and don&#039;t have an ounce of fun your whole life and you can live to be 105.&nbsp;&nbsp; You saved up an incredible pile of cash and investments.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Well, you got stuck in a nursing home at 90.&nbsp; They confiscated everything you had by the time you were 93 (so in essence it didn&#039;t really matter how much you saved).&nbsp; Now you&#039;re sitting in a small room barely able to get around with nothing left but your thoughts and a nursing home cashing your social security checks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Did you win the game of life?&nbsp; That&#039;s assuming you get there!&nbsp; Some people don&#039;t make it to 60.&nbsp; Then the government or somebody else WILL happily spend it for ya!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Meh, if I get to the nursing home, I&#039;ll go with no regrets.&nbsp; Give me the latest X-Box and a 32&quot; tv and I&#039;ll be happy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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