“The right way to make decisions in practical life is based on your opportunity cost. When you get married, you have to choose the best spouse you can find that will have you. The rest of life is the same damn way.”
CHARLIE MUNGER
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The cost of something is what you will give up to get it. This is opportunity cost.
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