I’m Fine, Thanks?takes a look at people who have done everything “right”, and are still not happy. It means you have a 50″ or 60″ flatscreen, and a bunch of stuff. It means that you buy the biggest house you can “afford”, and then spend your time house poor. Is that what you want? Keeping up with the Joneses often means that you are actually keeping up with their debt. When you look at the typical American household, you really do need to take a step back. If you’re living the American Dream (or trying to), and you aren’t happy, maybe it’s time for a change.ĭo You REALLY Want to Be a Typical American? This movie made him think that there were options beyond just following a script.? I’m Fine, Thanks?asks you to look at what you want, and your dreams, and whether or not what you want is compatible with what we often refer to as the American Dream. Because the LEGOs weren’t on the list of toys he could get rid of.īut the point was that he was, at almost 10, engaging me in a serious discussion of what kind of lifestyle he wanted when he grew up. And he decided that living in a school bus would be awesome. You can’t live in a school bus if you have a lot of stuff. Mainly, my son was inspired by the family who bought a school bus, re-did the inside, and then lived on the road for more than a year. Baker, who started ManVsDebt, was a major part of the project. We were watching I’m Fine, Thanks, a documentary about people who ditched the traditional American Dream in favor of their own dreams. “Maybe we should go through my toys and get rid of some of my stuff,” my son told me the other day. Do you REALLY want to live the American Dream?
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