UNCOMMON CENTS 48

HEARING PENNY LANE SUNG BY THE BEATLES, I WONDER WHY THEY MADE SUCH A FORTUNE ON A SONG MARKED WITH LESS THAN A PENNY'S WORTH OF MUSICAL THOUGHT? BEING OVER-RATED AND OVER-PAID WAS A CONDITION WHICH EVENTUALLY OVERWHELMED THE BEATLES. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT COME NATURALLY TO THE COMMON CITIZEN BECAUSE DOING THE RIGHT THING BY PAYING YOUR OWN WAY TAKES TALENT AND TIME.

HOW HARD IS IT TO AVOID THE TASTES OF THE WORSHIPFUL MASSES? PRETTY EASY IF THE WORDS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY ARE KEPT FOREMOST IN YOUR MIND. OUR ASSASSINATED EX-PRESIDENT EXPRESSED THE SENTIMENT THAT ECONOMIC FREEDOM IS NOT AN END IN ITSELF. ITS GOAL IS TO LIBERATE INDIVIDUALS TO EXPAND AND PURSUE THEIR RIGHT TO HAPPINESS. PRESIDENT KENNEDY WOULD HAVE AGREED THAT THE FREE MARKETPLACE PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH - ONE HUNDRED PENNIES AT A TIME.

BEING A FAN OF THE BEATLES, THEREFORE, IS A USELESS ENDEAVOR IF YOU THINK THAT WISHING TO BE RICH AND/OR FAMOUS WILL MAKE IT SO. YOU MUST EXERCISE PERSONAL DECISIONS EACH DAY ABOUT YOUR EXPENDITURES. THIS WILL MAKE YOU A STAR IN YOUR OWN RIGHT. THE BEATLES WERE MUSICAL ENTREPRENEURS - THOUGH UNAPPRECIATED BY ME. RATHER THAN ENVY THEIR WEALTH, BUILT YOUR OWN NEST EGG BY SAVING YOUR PENNIES AND NOT PATRONIZING POPULAR PERFORMERS AT CONCERTS, ON MUSIC TOURS OR AT LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS. YOU MAKE THEM RICH AND FAMOUS AS YOU LOSE $100.00 THAT COULD BE YOUR MONTHLY DONATION INTO AN INVESTMENT FUND.

HINT: MAKE YOUR SAVINGS SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT.