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Awareness of the hedonic treadmill meshes quite well with my 'frugal' Yorkshire tendencies. A favourite on HN seems to be coffee, and spending ever more on 'go
by benj111 4y ago
Awareness of the hedonic treadmill meshes quite well with my 'frugal' Yorkshire tendencies.
A favourite on HN seems to be coffee, and spending ever more on 'good' coffee. I mainly just drink instant coffee, filter coffee for the weekend. I still get my 'good' coffee and I appreciate it. Same goes for wine and chocolate.
It's also led me away from expensive experiences to unique/different experiences.
It's also helpful for informing new purchases. Do I need the latest car with all the bells and whistles or can I just stay a generation behind and be excited with a new car with electric windows or whatever.
- vangelis 4y agoI think there's a triple point of quality-time-cost for products like that. Coffee, wine, and chocolate especially are subject to diminishing returns. Price is ~usually~ an indicator of quality, but there's an element of your time (research) in finding the best for the price stuff.
- ThePadawan 4y agoI'm right there with you! I just recently bought some Ersatz coffee and thought to myself "Well, what sounds more like a unique experience. Coffee, or a blend of roasted chicory, wheat, barley, figs and acorns?" This stuff is pretty great, and regardless of how much it resembles coffee (which it does to a surprising extent), this was a really solid purchase.
- benj111 4y agoAnd if you don't like it, you enjoy the real coffee all the more when you go back to it!