Life lessons

I work in a job where I deal with the public. I see a lot of stupid stuff.

I used to get worked up about it. I used to try and give people advice or point out a few things that I think would help them out. Now I no longer bother.

For example, one of my clients is leasing a used vehicle and thinks he is getting a good deal. He showed me the paperwork. He is paying twenty-four percent interest. There is a reason why there are ads that state anyone can get financed. It is because there are companies that will lend to people that are poor credit risks and charge a high interest rate. This is not a young person either.

I ran across another one who is financing a motorcycle that is six years old. He is in his fifties and financing it at fifteen and one half percent interest.

I used to try to say something to people like this however I gave up long ago. People like this I find keep making the same dumb mistakes over and over and never learn. I could never sell a vehicle to people where I would set up financing like this. It would keep me awake at night. I like to think I have a conscience.

What makes it worse is these people vote.