What the wealthy are driving

Every so often we joke about being wealthy. Although we're a few zeroes away from being 1% folks, it is gratifying to know that we do share some things in common:

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/-what-the-wealthy-are-driving.html?page=2

What the Wealthy are Driving
5. Toyota Prius

The eco-friendly Toyota Prius is one of the most popular cars in three very affluent zip codes, all  in California. It’s popular in the Northern California tech haven of Atherton, in Century City, and in Ross in Marin County. 

This small car costs only $30,565, although the residents of any of these towns, who have an average income of $672,000 a year, could certainly afford to pay more if they wanted to. But apparently, those Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and movie studio executives know that you don’t get rich by spending money.


Darn tootin'!

American diets and refrigerators

It is CSA day again, and my husband graciously spent the past couple days trying to clear out a lot of our produce from the previous week so we have room for this week's haul. Aside from our produce drawers, our fridge is mostly empty. This got me thinking...

It seems to me that one of the challenges to the American diet may be tied to the fridge. If our fridge was 3/4 produce drawers and 1/4 additional space, I wonder if we'd have more fresh fruits and vegetables in it. I wonder if that, once those produce drawers are full (which it doesn't take long to do), we figure that we've got enough fresh fruits and vegetables in the house that we have no need to have additional choices.

Just food for thought (pun intended).