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You don't mention the amount you got, but I suspect it's much more than I ever got or currently earn (which is a lot for me (19, always been unemployed)) but I

You don't mention the amount you got, but I suspect it's much more than I ever got or currently earn (which is a lot for me (19, always been unemployed)) but I feel this line relates to me: "there was no sense of ownership on the expensive items" This is something that I absolutely hate. I have money I don't feel I deserve because it wasn't through hard work and because of this when it comes to buying something I don't think "I have to work x hours for this, is it going to return enough value to me that I am willing to work x hours for this?" as I do when I earn money, I think "I have money why not?" and this really causes problems. I bought an iPhone a few days ago because they seem cool, I already own a nexus one that works perfectly fine, but because I didn't invest any time into buying it I don't really care for it. Humans are weird...

ErrantX 16y ago
Oh, there's no secret, it was a couple of hundred thousand. I never gave the figure because it still feels like bragging. Enough to make me not worry if I lose my job, not enough to live the high life. You're right about the ownership - and the earning of money. I made a sum total of about £25 from a single book sale this month, but it feels worth more than the money I got from my job. I'm damn well spending that money on something specific. I could have got a decorator in to paint my spare room (turning it into an office) but I did it myself, it looks a bit crappy in places, but it feels awesome :) To me the cost of a decorator is ultimately valueless, even though he could do a much better job. On the other hand I hate washing my car so I pay to get it done. "Value" and "Worth" are strange concepts.
qw 16y ago
"there was no sense of ownership on the expensive items" I have never had much money, but had the same experience 10 years ago when I downloaded lots of games for "free". I never had any patience with the games and most of them were uninstalled the same evening. Games simply didn't interest me much. Now I only play games that I have bought and have a much better experience with them because I can focus on a few games at a time. If I was wealthy and the price of games meant less I would probably end up in the same situation as I was 10 years ago

ErrantX 16y ago

Oh, there's no secret, it was a couple of hundred thousand. I never gave the figure because it still feels like bragging. Enough to make me not worry if I lose my job, not enough to live the high life. You're right about the ownership - and the earning of money. I made a sum total of about £25 from a single book sale this month, but it feels worth more than the money I got from my job. I'm damn well spending that money on something specific. I could have got a decorator in to paint my spare room (turning it into an office) but I did it myself, it looks a bit crappy in places, but it feels awesome :) To me the cost of a decorator is ultimately valueless, even though he could do a much better job. On the other hand I hate washing my car so I pay to get it done. "Value" and "Worth" are strange concepts.

qw 16y ago

"there was no sense of ownership on the expensive items" I have never had much money, but had the same experience 10 years ago when I downloaded lots of games for "free". I never had any patience with the games and most of them were uninstalled the same evening. Games simply didn't interest me much. Now I only play games that I have bought and have a much better experience with them because I can focus on a few games at a time. If I was wealthy and the price of games meant less I would probably end up in the same situation as I was 10 years ago