Bad Ideas
That are Supposed to Be Good

See if you can relate to these bad ideas that are normally thought of, sold as or assumed to be good ideas. Actually, they are really not good ideas and do not help you at all.

Bad Idea #1 - Big pieces of furniture.

These big pieces of furniture do look better. But, you really give up a lot with these. They are more expensive and may require big payments. They are difficult to even get into your house. They may need to be delivered or you will need help to get them. Once they are in your house they probably will only be able to fit in very few places in your house. They are very hard to move once they are in place. They will be hard to clean around or rearrange. Then they will be hard to move if you ever move. You really do need to give careful consideration to making big decisions like big furniture. I like the ability to be able to easily rearrange my furniture by myself. Plus I want to be able to do most of the moving by myself if I move.

Bad Idea #2 - Parking in the closest space.

It seems everyone is always trying to park as close as they can to the door. Not me. I park in a way that is easiest for me to leave. That is a bigger concern to me, being able to easily leave. The parking space must either be easy for me to leave from of provide a benefit like being close the the cart corral so I do not have to push a cart a long way to return it. After unloading groceries into my trunk I just want to get home, not fool with a cart. I like to park in a way that I can avoid backing up. Backing up is where most of the accidents take place. Most people are not very good at backing and most adults do not have very flexible backs and necks for turning around to see behind them.

Bad Idea #3 - Buying a very small car or a car with only 2 doors.

I know a small car will cost a little less and cost less for gas. But a big car is much safer and more suitable for whatever you do in the future. If you keep your car a long time, you never know what life will bring. My best car was a 2 door Honda Accord. I bought it years before I even thought about getting married. It was a really good car so I did not want to get rid of it. When we had a baby it was really a struggle to get the baby into the back seat car seat. If I would have gotten a 4 door I could still have that car.

Bad Idea #4 - Working out really hard.

Exercise is good for you but you have to be careful not to overdo it. It is very easy to work out too hard, suffer injuries or get run down and sick. You need to do the right amount for you, not what someone else says you need to do.

Bad Idea #5 - Signing up for long term contracts to get a lower monthly cost.

This normally applies to cell phone contracts and health club contracts. I know it is less expensive but then you are locked into it and have no flexibility. It is very difficult to get out of those contracts even if you have a good reason. An alternative is to get Verizon, AT&T, or a T-Mobile prepaid plans where you can get phones without contracts.

Bad Idea #6 - Following a lot of TV shows.

It seems that everyone is talking about this show and that show and you have no idea what they are talking about if you do not spend every night glued to the TV. I did have shows that I loved. Seinfeld, Cheers, Taxi and the original MASH. I watch Two and a Half Men reruns most nights. But that is it. I try to limit my TV. The main problem is that you start to think that TV is real, that what you are seeing is reality. The TV people will have you glued to your set for more hours than you can spare.

Bad Idea #7 - Urinals that do not go all the way to the floor and Low flow toilets.

These things are a really bad idea. I have never seen a urinal hanging on a wall where the floor under them is not covered in a pool of urine. It is one of the most disgusting things ever.

Whoever invented the low flow toilet is a real sadist. You have to flush them 2 or 3 times anyway. They are always an unsanitary mess and they clog easily. Then you have to keep the plunger right by the toilet. A filthy, disgusting plunger right there. It is like going back to the dark ages. If you look at the globe, the world is 75% water. It seems to me that there is plenty of the stuff.

Bad Idea #8 - Light rail trains and buses.

Again, going backwards instead of forwards. What's next, horses? Trains are just good for touristy type things not when you want to go somewhere. The oldest, worst running car is better than the best train. Buses are better than trains. The bus can go down any street. But let's face it, if you can afford it you'll get a car rather than take the bus. Riding the bus every day is just a dehumanizing experience.

Bad Idea #9 - Staying married no matter what.

This might be the worst advice ever. You have to have the option of leaving a bad marriage. If you don't it is just slavery and one of the worst things you can do to yourself.

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