It's easy to talk about delaying gratification when you have a relatively realistic prospect of eventually achieving that gratification. We're talking about pe

It's easy to talk about delaying gratification when you have a relatively realistic prospect of eventually achieving that gratification. We're talking about people who know there's no realistic way to achieve that gratification without making bad decisions. It's not about how long you need to wait to be able to afford something without cutting off your leg. It's about which leg you're willing to cut off to afford the other one.