★ Can You Earn Your Way Out of a Spending Problem?

"In 1930, John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay entitled 'Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren'. In this essay, Keynes made a prediction of what life would be like in the year 2030. He predicted that the standard of living would be eight times higher in 2030 than it was in 1930. He also predicted that the work week would fall to fifteen hours per week and many of us would go crazy trying to meaningfully use all of our extra free time. How have Keynes’ predictions turned out?"