Otohiko wrote:I can in fact go on for months not buying anything for myself excepting perhaps occasional snacks.
jasper-isis wrote: surrounded by friends with parent-endowed credit cards.
Otohiko wrote:I should note that my parents don't pay for anything - even presents. Mom I don't blame as she's unemployed of course, my dad is just a greedy bastage like that; but in general - about a month from now will be the 5th anniversary of not-getting-anything-from-my-parents-that-costs-money (or money itself for that matter). Eh
Flint the Dwarf wrote:But before I buy anything, I compare it to how long it took me to make the money that I'm going to spend.
jasper-isis wrote: And I've returned all but one pair upon remembering each separate time that I wasn't about to walk around grounds in 4" stiletto heels or lace ballet flats.
Quarter-life crisis: a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than you.

Orwell wrote:I see money as just a way to get things, I place no direct value on it.
Orwell wrote:@Oto, what's the average blue collar worker wage for a ruskie?
Shazzy wrote:jasper-isis wrote: And I've returned all but one pair upon remembering each separate time that I wasn't about to walk around grounds in 4" stiletto heels or lace ballet flats.
Seriously, how do you buy shoes without trying them on first? Depending on the brand, I'm anywhere from a size 5 to a size 6.5, and a size and a half off is awful to walk in.
Flint the Dwarf wrote:I compare it to how long it took me to make the money that I'm going to spend.

CHAMELEON_D_H wrote:As much as I try not to spend money on little things, it all comes out on the big ones. A week ago I spent $275 for a monstrous UPS *pats*, and hopefully some Wiis will become available at the original $250 price...
Generally, I try to limit the amount the money I spend every month depending on my income. Only thing I don't cheap out of is tips. As a former waiter and delivery man I can relate.
Quarter-life crisis: a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than you.

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