Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Reflections on Youth and Fame" video.

  1. Yeah, I can see that. I always ran with a fairly fast crowd in my teens, 20s and even into my 30s. It was probably good that I didn't make much more than subsistence 'til I was damn near 40. Idaho has a good, land-grant system for higher ed. There was no tuition at the 4-year school, and I got a waiver as a teaching assistant when I went to grad school in-state. It was about $500 a semester at the 4-year which went up to about $800 a semester in grad school. So between that and livin' small, I didn't run up much debt. If I hadn't wanted a pickup and super-beetle at the same time, I wouldn't've borrowed anything. And I never should've borrowed THAT. But anyhoo, living poor on your own for a while builds good habits, like scratch cooking, and just generally being happy as long as I'm physically comfortable. I don't think many people are like that, these days. My nephews had some 6-figure years before they hit 30. They spent it like water. They still spend it like water. At least the older one does, on the "I might be dead, tomorrow" theory. Maximum fun, NOW. I get it. I just don't need all the toys to be happy.
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