he's a jackass and a rabble rouser.

...just in case you were wondering.

A good win on the Euromillions Lottery would probably help a lot.

Hell yea You know I love setting goals and chasing them around. Achievements make me feel good but most of it is just having something to achieve_ the process of going after what you want. It makes me feel alive.

Lets see...
Education - Check
Career - Check
Marriage - Sorta Check
Financial Independence (owe nobody) - Check
Have what I need and most of what I want - Check
Sufficiently Entertained - Check
Emotional Stability - Check
Children and Grandchildren - Check

Someone special to share my final days with - NO Check

My tank is full but still needs to be Topped Off.

If Hurricane Nate kills me (doubtful) there is nothing I feel is unfulfilled.

I know that my children and grandchildren love me and I know that they know I love them.

Not sure about "saving money," or "frugality." I avoid spending money I don't need to spend, because it's in short supply to me.

I think I probably got my attitude about "saving money" from my mother. She grew up in the Great Depression, one of eight children. The youngest girl. So as I was growing up, whenever "You can save ALL KINDS OF MONEY!" commercials would come on TV, she would snort and say something about how to "save even more," by realizing we didn't want or need whatever it was they were pushing.

There's another thread here about "impressing women on a first date" that has, I think, a strong money component to it, albeit not intentionally. I can't comment there precisely because I DO lack the interest or imagination to come up with impressive things to want to spend money on, possibly because of my family background. Or maybe I am just "cheap."

Maybe part of it is because I also grew up dealing with problems around the house, by trying to figure out how to fix them ourselves, again because of how both my parents worked. When the roof failed, we went up on the roof and fixed it. When the house got too small, we figured out how to adjust the interior to fit more in. When the clocks stopped, we'd take them apart and try to figure out why, and reassemble them again.

In other words, I don't see it as my SAVING any money, because I don't have it to spend to begin with.

Oh, except on Charmin, as someone else mentioned.

When I was kid, there were different candies/treats I didn't like getting on Halloween like black licorice, raisins and lollipops. I always liked when there was a big bowl and a variety to choose from. I've lived off the beaten path for the last 16 years and now moving into town. I'm only giving out good name candy.

I know how to impress.
I know how to wine and dine someone.
I can get dressed to the nines.
Some occasions even call for it.
Normal dating does not.

Many see dating as a device to self-gratification.
I see dating as a way to understand the woman better and to allow her to understand me.
It is an act of entertainment and unification.

I have confidence and decisiveness no matter where I am.
I use my intelligence and have control over my emotions.
I have focus and allow others to be themselves.
These are my 'normalcy'.

I'd rather be with a woman that is impressed with my normalcy than any woman that is impressed by my clothes or eating habits. [edited]Or venue choices.

BTW, I don't really do fast food but can if she wants to.

oh come on chris! not even to see her eyes roll back while she enjoys that death by chocolate delicacy?

My role model is Arkwright from open all hours, so you know my answer, lol.

I dislike cheap men when comes to a date!!!

Someone who doesnt lie!

I'd say so. Waste not want not is my slogan.. if you don't NEED it, ya don't need it.