could have been a lot better off but through my own foolish-ness, I’m not. What causes poverty? Foolishness. When I came out of the service, my wife had saved a few dollars and I had a few bucks. I wanted to have a good time, I’m throwing money away like water. Believe me, had I used my head right, I could have had a house. I don’t feel sorry for myself, what happened, happened, you know. Of course you pay for it.
I noticed in this quote that alot of american citizens do this. They do end up making the money they need to do nice things like get a house, get a car, get some nice clothes but instead they waste their money and waste their lives working at a job they probably dont like to continue spending it. I feel like this is a big part of american society that goes under the carpet alot.