you know – this is always represented in the news/etc as ‘a starbucks a day’ but i mean moreso a gadget or a shirt. i’m splurging on deodorant right now. is that immoral? are you meant to have a mostly austere budget until you’re a boomer with a house and a fence?
so uhh what’s the last little thing you bought to not go insane?
A gadget or a shirt are practical things. I’ll buy those things and not think about it at all. Especially if I need the gadget or a new shirt. But there’s a bunch of crap I do not need that tempts me. Junk I know will be fun for all of 5 minutes before it ends up in a drawer or my closet. I’ve managed to stop myself wasting money on stuff like that, but there’s still that moment of “oh shit that’s cool I should get one” before giving it further thought.
Even games and entertainment devices are practical things. But if you’re buying like 20 PS5’s you might have a problem.