This is the week of the big Barrett Jackson Classic Car Auction here in Arizona. And at this time every year, I start to wonder--where did I go wrong?
If you're not familiar with the Barrett Jackson auction (where have you been hiding?), its one of the largest assemblies of extremely wealthy people in the nation. Hundreds (777 to be exact) of the most beautiful classic cars you could possibly imagine, some selling for more money than I'll most likely ever have in my lifetime (last year's big seller, a 1957 Jaguar XKSS Roadster, sold for $1,100,000).
As I watch dozens of filthy rich people bid hundreds of thousands of dollars without batting an eye, I can't help but wonder how they came to be so wealthy. Even more, I wonder what I could have done differently to achieve such wealth myself.
What if... I hadn't spent all that money on frivolous things over the past 20 years and invested it wisely instead? What if... I hadn't decided I didn't really want to write code for a living and had finished my CIS degree? What if... ?
As I write this, watching auction coverage on The Speed Channel, a 1969 Chevy Camaro Copo just sold for $83,000.
With a ding in the front.
I'm going to have to cut this short. I just remembered, I forgot to buy a Powerball ticket.
Posted by geekchik at January 23, 2004 06:20 PMSome people spend money on cars, others spend it on fish....
Posted by: James at January 24, 2004 05:42 PM