"When it comes to personal finance (and losing weight), intelligent people will toss good sense aside faster than you can say "miracle diet". The rules for investing successfully are strikingly simple, but they require discipline and short-term sacrifice" (Wheelan 149).
This passage struck me as interesting but also convicting. In everyday life, I (along with most people) are tempted by (stupid) things that the media tells us and we fall into a trap. Just like the people who thought eating ice-cream and grapefruit would help them lose weight, we fall into doing things that the media (and other people) tell us is right. Us humans are so easily convinced that spending x amount of money will help us lose weight, look younger, or get the person of our dreams. I remember I spent probably $40 on a pair of shoes in middle school because I thought that they would help me become cooler—obviously it didn't work. The media convinces us to invest in things that are not worth it, and this passage truly convicted me of that truth.
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