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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 su

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.

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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 su

by blackoil 4y ago

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.