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Possessions or Experiences?

Years ago, a former boss of mine noted on the company’s website that he’d rather have “experiences” than “possessions”. As a late 20-something at the time, I could only see his worldview to a point. He lived in a house overlooking the Pacific Ocean and had a BMW in his driveway. It seemed all too easy to suggest that he’d rather have experiences when he already had many great possessions.

I had already traveled a bit at that point, but my focus at the time was on buying my first apartment – not thinking about running with the bulls in Pamplona or

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