Happiness waits at the STUFF-Mart
Thursday, August 11th, 2005
Happiness waits at the STUFF-Mart. All you need is lots more stuff.
I admit. I saw several minutes of this episode of the Veggie Tales series last night. If you haven’t seen them yet, Veggie Tales is produced by Big Ideas. Their mission is to markedly enhance the moral and spiritual fabric of our society through creative media. Everything I’ve seen from Big Ideas is quality computer generated animation. Oh. Did I mention Veggie Tales main characters are vegetables? This episode introduces us to Madame Blueberry. She lives in a tree and has two butlers. She isn’t happy though because she’s envious of her neighbor’s stuff.
But what’s coming in next door? The STUFF-Mart. And, thanks to a visit from some STUFF-Mart salesmen Madame Blueberry finds out all she needs is just more stuff. What does STUFF-Mart have? A 20 gallon wok?They’re in stock! A giant air compressor to blow fruit flies off your dresser - or a dehydrated strudel - or a nose ring for your poodle - or a five pound can of tuna - and some flippers to go scuba — it all awaits at the STUFF-Mart.
So, how much STUFF do you need to be happy? FORBES.com has an interesting article on how much money an American family of four needs to live a “comfortably affluent” lifestyle.
Here are some highlights:
- $20,000 per year in car payments for a BMW and a Lexus
- $20,000 on vacation travel
- $23,000 is slated to be spent on private schools
- $9,000 will go toward eating out
What’s left out? Saving money and giving anything to charity. There are no indications in the article on why people with such incomings give nothing to the poor.
