I've known sales clerks who've been fired for selling alcohol to an underage officer.

Their high consumption habits leave little spare money, but spending more than you make isn't the classification of middle class.

Deferred consumption --> save, invest, rinse repeat.

I don't know Nebraska law, but I think it's a fairly universal concept that whoever provided the alcohol is next in line of liability after the person who imbibed and later caused harm to someone or something.

Consumption rate is about 5,000 acres/year.

Some people are addicted to gambling and some people to drugs or alcohol; I was addicted to automotive performance.

We must meet US directives to reduce energy consumption & secure minimum percentage of our power use through renewables.

My thought here is that Millennials have normalized a lifestyle of heavy consumption which is unsustainable if seeking long term wealth.I agree with many of the comments above, there is no question that owning a home is a better long term financial investment than renting.

E used to be an alcoholic and, while he delivered on hundreds of projects, there were a small number that he let get the best of him.

I believe it has to do with energy consumption and efficiency, the older heaters require more maintenance and consume more energy, in theory, but again it all depends on your unit, the manufacturer, and how it was maintained.