Originally Posted by
veggie_lover
I have reached the point where I do not tell anybody else about it. I used to believe people thought I was "smart" for doing this. But after my advice falling on so many deaf ears I realize people just think I am crazy, cheap and unethical...
Why would you care about how others think of you? Your self-esteem does not rely on how others see you being smart, I hope.
As for the ethic front, others have offered lots of good arguments. I would add one more, we the financially responsible folks taking advantage of the marketing gimme from the banks, are far more ethical than those who took out Liar Loans to buy houses they could never afford and then default on their mortgages while blaming the banks and the society for their failures. (not to say the banks are not guilty, they are. But the homeowners who bought what they could never afford thru creative financing are just as guilty as the banks which loaned them the money.)
Originally Posted by
dnfuss
They can't think you are "smart," because that would mean that they are "stupid."
Right on!