There is no need to be rude to someone. How would you like it if someone yelled something offensive at you? It might seem fun and exciting when you are around your friends when you’re young, but just remember you are ruining someone’s day.

Motown and the music of the 60’s encompassed a golden age of music. Surround yourself with the key Motown artists: Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, and The Jackson 5.

Also don’t forget the music of Stax out of Memphis and Muscle Shoals Alabama. This would include Otis Redding, Albert King, Sam And Dave, Booker T. and the MG’s, and Isaac Hayes to name a few. These artists ran parallel in time to Motown’s golden age and produced music of equal quality.

Oh yeah, and Michael Jackson is always a safe bet too.

A Toyota or a Honda may be cheaper and might even be more reliable. But they wont ever give you the satisfaction that driving a German car will provide. So when in doubt, go German.

*Kids, Dad here. When I thought of this rule I was an Audi owner. I will say this German cars are so fun to drive. But, most people cannot work on them, so the maintenance is so expensive, terrifying even. I used to shudder when something would go wrong because I knew I would be out a lot of money.

So buy German cars when you can afford to fix them.

And reread some again at different times in your life. You’ll learn different things from them.

Your spouse and children will thank you for it someday.

Dad here, I never bought them and regretted it. Luckily your mom has all of my years so somehow I beat the system. They seem lame when you are young, but the older you get the better it becomes to have them.

When dealing with service persons you must advocate for yourself and get what you want and need, but it is crucial to be as nice as possible about it. Remember they are people too, and you wouldn’t want to be treated like a machine either.

But more importantly, because they have the power to be as helpful or unhelpful as they choose. And also they can spit in your food if you’re specifically dealing with food service.