Enjoy things because you enjoy them. Not because they're "super expensive". I don't see why I have to buy a $10 wine when I don't derive enjoyment from them n

Enjoy things because you enjoy them. Not because they're "super expensive". I don't see why I have to buy a $10 wine when I don't derive enjoyment from them nearly as much as I do out of $30 bottles. Going out to a nice restaurant with friends, travelling the world and enjoying good food and fun activities all costs a decent amount of money, yet make me happy. As someone else in the comments said - you should want to acquire money to use towards the things you want, not for the sake of acquiring money. You like to do free stuff that just involves time. That's great. Other people enjoy restoring cars, going on vacations, building new companies, or food and travel like I do, and these require money as well as time. Ostentatious and pointless displays of money, or purchases which adversely affect your monetary base should be avoided, but not "just because".