Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:50:40 -0500
From: "emailforian@gmail.com" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: "Good" breakdown of expenses
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Sgt.Sausage wrote:
> There is *no* (None, nada, zilch) asset class in which you can both
> have your cake (keep it) and eat it to (spend it).
>
> (a) Given: I've got 10 bazillion dollars in stock.  AND
> (b) I have to sell it to spend it, THEREFORE
> (c) It's not savings.
>
> According to this twisted logic, savings doesn't exist in *any* form.
>
> What gives?

What gives is that you have distorted what I said.  If you have 10
bazillion dollars in stock, you CAN sell it without a) moving, or b)
incurring debt.  Thus, according to my definition (not your distorted
version of my definition), it counts as savings.