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Had this problem Easy solution take a few hundred from the bank and physical set it on fire keep doing it until you don’t care it’s illegal but it works

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>take a few hundred from the bank and physical set it on fire keep doing it until you don’t care That sounds bad. Why not give it to a homeless guy or to charity or something? >it’s illegal Honestly, the central banks can go to hell. They can print way more money than you can ever burn, which they do, even far too much of it, bringing us to where we are today.
- olddustytrail 4y ago
  You are simultaneously saying that destroying money is a bad thing and that creating money is a bad thing. There is no "natural" amount of money.
- throwaway98797 4y ago
  it needs to be a total loss there can’t be any value
blackoil 4y ago
Better approach that I am trying is try to buy luxury version whenever I need something. Broke a plate, buy one from boutique ceramic shop. Need some glasses sure a high end crystal. Though on counter side, be really sure that you are rich before trying to act like one.
- phil21 4y ago
  This is very similar to how I tried (am trying?) to evolve my spending, usually having the impulse to buy something now before it become scarce or buy the cheapest possible thing to get the task done in the moment. These days I realize I have nearly everything I need, so if I'm buying something I figure I can't really afford it unless I'm getting the "best" out there. Best for me means researching the best performing/quality/etc. item in the category. If I'm replacing a broken item I also take the opportunity to upgrade. For example I needed a carpet shampoo cleaner recently. Instead of heading to Walmart to buy whatever consumer gear was slapped on the shelf, I spent a few weeks deeply researching the ecosystem and ended up with something about 4-5x the expense - but with performance to match. The difference in quality makes it almost a pleasure to clean my carpets these days. It's easy to spend money simply on fancy and not get much out of it. But I feel pretty satisfied when I make an absurdly expensive purchase like the above but still feel great about it a year later due to the value/increased quality of life it bought me. In the moment if feels ridiculous paying many multiples more than I would have in the past, but over time these little incremental improvements add up. It's the spending that I do like a "poor person" that bothers me the most - just buying crap on impulse, or "collector" behavior. I find I need to actively mitigate both impulses or I'd end up on a hoarding TV show.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago

>take a few hundred from the bank and physical set it on fire keep doing it until you don’t care That sounds bad. Why not give it to a homeless guy or to charity or something? >it’s illegal Honestly, the central banks can go to hell. They can print way more money than you can ever burn, which they do, even far too much of it, bringing us to where we are today.

olddustytrail 4y ago
You are simultaneously saying that destroying money is a bad thing and that creating money is a bad thing. There is no "natural" amount of money.
throwaway98797 4y ago
it needs to be a total loss there can’t be any value

blackoil 4y ago

Better approach that I am trying is try to buy luxury version whenever I need something. Broke a plate, buy one from boutique ceramic shop. Need some glasses sure a high end crystal. Though on counter side, be really sure that you are rich before trying to act like one.

phil21 4y ago
This is very similar to how I tried (am trying?) to evolve my spending, usually having the impulse to buy something now before it become scarce or buy the cheapest possible thing to get the task done in the moment. These days I realize I have nearly everything I need, so if I'm buying something I figure I can't really afford it unless I'm getting the "best" out there. Best for me means researching the best performing/quality/etc. item in the category. If I'm replacing a broken item I also take the opportunity to upgrade. For example I needed a carpet shampoo cleaner recently. Instead of heading to Walmart to buy whatever consumer gear was slapped on the shelf, I spent a few weeks deeply researching the ecosystem and ended up with something about 4-5x the expense - but with performance to match. The difference in quality makes it almost a pleasure to clean my carpets these days. It's easy to spend money simply on fancy and not get much out of it. But I feel pretty satisfied when I make an absurdly expensive purchase like the above but still feel great about it a year later due to the value/increased quality of life it bought me. In the moment if feels ridiculous paying many multiples more than I would have in the past, but over time these little incremental improvements add up. It's the spending that I do like a "poor person" that bothers me the most - just buying crap on impulse, or "collector" behavior. I find I need to actively mitigate both impulses or I'd end up on a hoarding TV show.