Stop Spending Based on the Wealth of Other People

You know what’s worse than judging a book by its cover? Judging a book by its cover, and then making financial decisions based on what you assume the book might tell you.

Here in New Zealand, where I’m spending the next year, you don’t see many fancy cars. In fact, I kind of forgot they existed. So the other day, when I pulled into the church parking lot with my family and saw a brand-new $150,000 Range Rover, I couldn’t help but stare. “Huh,” I thought, “looks like somebody has rich parents.”