i spent about 5 years in my 30s reading every book on personal finance i could get my hands on. one of them talked about how the most common vehicle driven by millionaires was a ford f150. makes sense to me. all that wealth sitting unostentatiously in the bank gives you the peace of mind to show whatever face you want to the world. sort of like an oak sapling spending all year digging a tap root into rich soil before showing off a single, modest whorl of leaves.

white oak sprout in fall foliage

vadnais lake trail, saint paul, minnesota