I'm keeping track of the checks I'll need to write this Sunday night, to pay for the wedding reception and the photographer and the DJ, etc., etc.

What an expensive thing!

But -- it's also a reminder to me that a key to happiness is living below your means, which is what Patty and I do. That includes how much you spend for housing, and the car you drive, and the TV you buy, and the level of cable TV and cell phone contracts you take on, ...

When you live below your means, there's always enough money!