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Special Occasion Syndrome (SOS) - Financial Mayday

Life Lesson #10: Nothing is off limits Social conventions have created a gravity-like force around special events and occasions, granting a free-pass to spend recklessly.  Most people are sucked into these gravitational fields and conform to the economically damaging expectations.  I like to call this “SOS” (Special Occasion Syndrome).  Just like the Morse code distress signal, […]

October 5, 2015 3 Comments Tagged With: honeymoon, Special Occasion Syndrome, timeshare

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