Everybody in Vanity Fair must have remarked how well those live who are comfortably and thoroughly in debt; how they deny themselves nothing; how jolly and easy they are in their minds.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People in debt often appear carefree and generous because they spend money they do not have, masking financial stress with apparent ease.
- In plain terms
- Those in debt seem happy and spend freely, but it hides their financial reality.
- What can you take from it?
- Appearances of wealth can be misleading if they are funded by debt.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is financial freedom better than apparent wealth?
- What drives impulsive spending?
Another view
Some people genuinely manage debt well without appearing stressed.
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