| Lady: Do you drink beer? Man: Yes. Lady: How many beers a day? Man: Usually about 3. Lady: How much do you pay per beer? Man: $5 with a tip. Lady: And how long have you been drinking? Man: 20 years, I suppose. Lady: So a beer costs $5 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at $450. In one year, it would be $5400 correct? Man: Correct. Lady: If in 1 year you spend $5400, not accounting for inflation, the past 20 years puts your spending at $108,000, correct? Man: Correct. Lady: Do you know that if you didn't drink so much beer, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari? Man: Do you drink beer? Lady: No... Why? Man: Where's your Ferrari? |