I took out a loan and bought a fancy sports car right after I got my first job. I was proudly showing it off to colleagues in the parking lot, when my manager w

I took out a loan and bought a fancy sports car right after I got my first job. I was proudly showing it off to colleagues in the parking lot, when my manager walked by, stopped and smugly said, "I've got you now!" That snide comment taught me so much about life: Do your best to avoid debt and bad managers and/or work environments. Funny thing, when I quit (after selling the car and clearing my debt), that same manager threatened not to pay me unless I finished a project (about another month of work). The movie, "American Beauty", had been out for a little bit, and I stole a line: "So don't pay me." The look on his face was priceless.