Can I preach fiscal conservativism while also spending all my money on beer?

It seems counterintuitive—or at least ironic—that I could be able to strongly advocate responsible spending in the government at the same time as I race to the local water hole with my months earnings… Is this platinum? Am I, in fact, sending mixed messages to my enthusiastic followers? Maybe it could be more platinum of me if I were to… (oh here it comes) invest in Platinum!! Yes you’ve heard buy gold bars and stick ‘em under your bed. But with platinum you can do the same while also not looking like a Ron Paul loony. And let us face it, buying gold is so 1980’s rapper. This generations big-wigs know how to roll with the P-funk… that is essentially the same as putting star shaped glasses on a lump of the worlds most valued metal: platinum..