Marc's Mortgage Matter's

Nice read by my buddy Tom Friedman....enjoy.

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The good news is that with the drop in oil prices down into the low $90’s per barrel, I will save $150 per year in gasoline. The bad news is that in the last two weeks, my stock portfolio and 401(k) is down by $8,920. The question is, “Will the average consumer be impacted more or less, psychologically, by paying a little less to fill up their tank every week?” Most economic psychologists would say, “Constantly spending a little less will have more of an impact than the large hit to their investments and retirements plans”.

In a mental institution part of the process was water therapy in a swimming pool. Unfortunately one day a man jumped in with the intent of drowning himself. Another patient saw this and jumped in and rescued the man!

The authorities were so impressed with this thought process that they took it under consideration, and decided to let the Good Samaritan patient leave the institution.

The next morning they went to tell the patient and said "We have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that unfortunately the man you saved hung himself in his room overnight."

The patient replied, "I was just hanging him up to dry. What's the good news?"

They replied, "Never mind."