I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

The stoic talks about holding on to the things that are practical. The examples are those things that people wouldn’t think about when they thing about people with exponential wealth. Some of the 1% living in homes they purchased years ago. Athletes still driving cars that they drove as teenagers. I get it. I love the Honda brand for cars because I can buy one new or used and it will get me from point A to point B on a consistent basis. This is even with hundreds of thousands of miles on the car. They’re reliable.

I feel I’d live the same way even if I were to win the lottery. I wouldn’t go out and buy a castle. It’d be a nice house. I’d like to think it would be built with quality on a plot of land. Still it would not be overly massive. It would fit the need of our family. Ultimately, the prize is what we are willing to accept as luxury. Money shouldn’t change that.