17
Feb

WOMAN:    DO YOU DRINK BEER?

MAN:    YES

WOMAN  :     HOW MANY BEERS A DAY?

MAN:    USUALLY ABOUT THREE

WOMAN:    HOW MUCH DO YOU PAY PER BEER?

MAN:    $5.00 WHICH INCLUDES A TIP (THIS IS WHERE IT GETS SCARY!)

WOMAN:    AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?

MAN:    ABOUT 20 YEARS, I SUPPOSE

WOMAN:    SO A BEER COSTS $5 AND YOU HAVE THREE BEERS A DAY WHICH PUTS YOUR   SPENDING EACH MONTH AT $450.    IN ONE YEAR, IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $5400 CORRECT?

MAN:    CORRECT

WOMAN:    IF IN 1 YEAR YOU SPEND $5400, NOT ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION,  THE  PAST 20 YEARS PUTS YOUR SPENDING AT $108,000 CORRECT?

MAN:    CORRECT

WOMAN:    DO YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU DIDN’T DRINK SO MUCH BEER, THAT MONEY   COULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A STEP-UP INTEREST SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR COMPOUND INTEREST FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, YOU COULD HAVE NOW BOUGHT AN AIRPLANE?

MAN:    DO YOU DRINK BEER?

WOMAN:    NO.

MAN:    WHERE IS YOUR AIRPLANE?

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