First nice watches, then... everything else?
I'm kind of a tightwad, I admit. I rarely buy anything unnecessary or eat out. Save, invest, stash cash for the future. Hoping that enough money will eventually fill the hole of worry and fear in my soul... But I have to admit, having spent a bunch of money on watches these past six months, hey, this is pretty fun! I could really use some new shirts too, and some nice shoes, and some cufflinks and a new three-piece suit...
Have you guys experienced the same thing? Does the urge to splurge calm down once you've bought the things you lusted after the most, or is it a challenge to close Pandora's box again once it's been opened?
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Andreas
Swedish guy with a Master's degree in Japanese and an interest in traditional culture and aesthetics.
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Nah man. I’m just like you
As long as you keep your cost of living low and can easily save, invest, and afford your life style you have to be supper tight with you money!
That being said life is about balance.
Now this is going to sound crazy as f*** but stay with me
I also tell my self money isn’t real…
Or
It’s just money 🤷🏾 it goes out and it will come back in.
Or
Have you ever seen an armerd truck following a Hurst vehicle at a funeral? I haven’t!
Money can be a very slipper slope and difficult to find that sweet spot to balance but it can be done.
Cheers.
I have to use explosives to open Pandoras box!
Good clothing is one of the few forms of spending I can't knock. I will say that getting used to casually dropping watches off for repair led to a sort of jadedness that allowed a similar obscure repair service of similar price to be agreed to without appropriate blanching.
Nah man. I’m just like you
As long as you keep your cost of living low and can easily save, invest, and afford your life style you have to be supper tight with you money!
That being said life is about balance.
Now this is going to sound crazy as f*** but stay with me
I also tell my self money isn’t real…
Or
It’s just money 🤷🏾 it goes out and it will come back in.
Or
Have you ever seen an armerd truck following a Hurst vehicle at a funeral? I haven’t!
Money can be a very slipper slope and difficult to find that sweet spot to balance but it can be done.
Cheers.
You put it into words perfectly. I get exactly what you mean even tho it doesn’t make sense!
Nah man. I’m just like you
As long as you keep your cost of living low and can easily save, invest, and afford your life style you have to be supper tight with you money!
That being said life is about balance.
Now this is going to sound crazy as f*** but stay with me
I also tell my self money isn’t real…
Or
It’s just money 🤷🏾 it goes out and it will come back in.
Or
Have you ever seen an armerd truck following a Hurst vehicle at a funeral? I haven’t!
Money can be a very slipper slope and difficult to find that sweet spot to balance but it can be done.
Cheers.
Absolutely, it's all about the balance! Save to build safety and stability, but spend some along the way. After all, the future is unknown, and death and suffering can strike at a moment's notice. Imagine saving everything for old age, saying no to every indulgence, only to suddenly die before then or getting too ill and weak to actually enjoy the money.
Good clothing is one of the few forms of spending I can't knock. I will say that getting used to casually dropping watches off for repair led to a sort of jadedness that allowed a similar obscure repair service of similar price to be agreed to without appropriate blanching.
See it positively: you have the money to spend on clothes and repairs, which is clearly a good thing. Money well earned and money well spent.
Once I bought two grails in close succession to one another, and saw thousands and thousands go out the door at once, a switch tripped in my brain: you're done, son. I don't say I will never buy a watch again, but a huge handbrake was pulled in my mind. Everyone's different, however. Some people would have never put themselves in a position to buy even one of the two watches I did. On the flipside, some people would have bought those two watches, and kept on truckin' and wanting more and more watches. So it really is down to each individual out there, and what they want, and - ultimately - how their brain is wired, too.
It slows down I guess because you start narrowing down your collection into the type of things you like or deem essential in a watch.
Once I bought two grails in close succession to one another, and saw thousands and thousands go out the door at once, a switch tripped in my brain: you're done, son. I don't say I will never buy a watch again, but a huge handbrake was pulled in my mind. Everyone's different, however. Some people would have never put themselves in a position to buy even one of the two watches I did. On the flipside, some people would have bought those two watches, and kept on truckin' and wanting more and more watches. So it really is down to each individual out there, and what they want, and - ultimately - how their brain is wired, too.
Splurging on two watches you really wanted and then feeling satisfied (for the foreseeable future) sounds like the perfect outcome. Like some say, the key to financial happiness and contentment is to get the goal posts to stop moving.
Nah man. I’m just like you
As long as you keep your cost of living low and can easily save, invest, and afford your life style you have to be supper tight with you money!
That being said life is about balance.
Now this is going to sound crazy as f*** but stay with me
I also tell my self money isn’t real…
Or
It’s just money 🤷🏾 it goes out and it will come back in.
Or
Have you ever seen an armerd truck following a Hurst vehicle at a funeral? I haven’t!
Money can be a very slipper slope and difficult to find that sweet spot to balance but it can be done.
Cheers.
THIS . . .life is about balance . . . I've seen and know about way too many people who are too tight with their money their entire lives and for what? You can get killed by a runaway bus or by falling down the stairs or by a mass shooter or by dozing at the wheel b/c you're working long hours making those big bucks or whatever the next day . . . and while you're on your death bed at the hospital you'll be saying, "Shit, I wish I had done more. I wish I had traveled to that place I always wanted to go. I wish I had more meals out with my family. I wish I had gotten that watch that would have brought me some joy." As long as you can be responsible, there is nothing wrong (and really everything right) about splurging once in a while.