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re: Cost of living an inflation is bad, so why do people keep doing useless things

Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:21 pm to
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
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Member since Oct 2012
36637 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:21 pm to
The 20 dollar a month interest free cell phone payment is the real back breaker though. Get out from under that and you can be the next Elon Musk. But that’s too hard to do so people just stay poor.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 1:22 pm
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
52128 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:22 pm to
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The 20 dollar a month interest free cell phone payment is the real back breaker though. Get out from under that and you can be the next Elon Musk. But that’s too hard to do so people just stay poor.



Ugh, when I was 26 back in 1979, I didn't need a cell phone! Why should you need a cell phone in 2024?!? It's a unnecessary expense! You kids and your cellular telephones!
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
59547 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:27 pm to
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this is my favorite. You legit have to try to spend $5 at Starbucks just on coffee


They usually say $8 or $10 for coffee when they talk about Starbucks on here.
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
24462 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:29 pm to
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Because it feels better to have that temporary joy, than being depressed as hell that the country is slowly collapsing into the abyss


Life has never been better, more prosperous, and more vibrant. Some of you need to work harder and change your attitudes.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
22892 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:34 pm to
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Well I know that many National Parks are now using a registration system for people because of overcrowding and I see tons of new vehicles on the roads, so many people are still spending.
I think bringing national parks into the discussion counters the original point you were trying to make. National park can be a pretty budget friendly vacation. Cost of transportation to/from the park is likely the biggest expense, depending on where you're traveling to/from. A lot cheaper to spend 4-5 days camping and hiking a national park than to spend that time in Disneyworld.

Social media is exposing people to places they'd never have thought to visit. They see someone else's photos from a trip and decide they want to go there too. Hence the need for reservations to avoid overcrowding at some parks now. I'll admit that there's a handful of places I'd like to go visit that I hadn't known about until seeing FB posts from old acquaintances I probably haven't actually seen or spoken to in years.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
27354 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:37 pm to
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The OT used to brag about their badass cars and expensive toys. Now it brags about how old and cheap their cars are. And talks shite about other dudes with expensive trucks.


It may be a lot of the same people that because of the toys of the past are limited to old/cheap cars or they learned they didn't like the weight of debt.

In the end, someone has to drive the economy and if everyone quits spending OP will have a lot more to complain about.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
56692 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:39 pm to
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I think bringing national parks into the discussion counters the original point you were trying to make.
or he's just poor
Posted by Revelator
Member since Nov 2008
59565 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:54 pm to
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Are you suggesting there aren't plenty people today who do so as well?


I’m saying people simultaneously complain about high prices and inflation while refusing to give up frivolous spending
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 1:59 pm
Posted by FreddieMac
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2010
23705 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:58 pm to
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Us Boomers are paying for all this nonsense.


All you Boomers are causing all this nonsense.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
104887 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 1:59 pm to
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I’m saying people simultaneously complain about high prices and inflation while refusing to give up frivolous spending


Sure. I can't imagine that's any more prevalent now than during any other inflationary period of our existence.
Posted by Revelator
Member since Nov 2008
59565 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:06 pm to
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Sure. I can't imagine that's any more prevalent now than during any other inflationary period of our existence.



The causes to spend more are way more frivolous than in the past. Even if you had money in the past, there were only limited things to spend it on.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 2:06 pm
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
59752 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:07 pm to
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The causes to spend more are way more frivolous than in the past. Even if you had money in the past, there were only limited things to spend it on.


This just isn't true. It's also telling that you keep mentioning "frivolous" spending, but then give examples of family celebrations. That's really frivolous to you?
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
104887 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:07 pm to
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The causes to spend more are way more frivolous than in the past. Even if you had money in the past, there were only limited things to spend it on.


Are you talking about like in your own lifetime?

There really aren't, if so. I'd say you are just more overly perceiving such.
Posted by cheobode
Member since Dec 2017
1288 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:10 pm to
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I ain't arguing with the wife, but yes I agree, $1200.00 for photo's over shite he won't remember.


My wife seems to like to take pictures of the kids every year. Mini sessions for Easter, Christmas, Birthdays and whatever session her photographer is having. We probably spend about $1,500 per year just on professional pictures, but then the wife and my two daughters need their hair and makeup done each time, plus ordering dresses/outfits on Amazon with the promise that she will return them(and never does).

None of these pictures have never seen a frame. They're still in the packages she received them in. Stacks and stacks of pictures that will never show their faces. It's a touchy subject in our household.
Posted by Tiger Prawn
Member since Dec 2016
22892 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:20 pm to
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The causes to spend more are way more frivolous than in the past. Even if you had money in the past, there were only limited things to spend it on.
Yeah, because in the past you could've bought frivolous things like a TV for your bedroom. It would've only cost you about 2 weeks salary 40-50 years ago compared to less than a day's worth of pay today.
Posted by Sam Quint
Member since Sep 2022
5879 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:23 pm to
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but then give examples of family celebrations. That's really frivolous to you?

being a family celebration exempts it from charges of frivolousness?
Posted by Dairy Sanders
Member since Apr 2022
2963 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:23 pm to
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When the future seems out of reach, you celebrate the present


Tomorrow is never guaranteed.
Posted by Screaming Viking
Member since Jul 2013
4925 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:25 pm to
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Cost of living an inflation is bad


while I will not argue this point, i can tell you that not everyone is doing worse today than they were a few years ago. I have made more money in the last three years than I have ever in my life.

no, i am not the big guy.
no, i do not work for his administration.
no, my last name is not biden.


OP, handle your own business in the right way, and ignore others.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
56692 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:25 pm to
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Like hell I'm not
youre a billionaire? Nice
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
32425 posts
Posted on 5/14/24 at 2:26 pm to
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sounds like you should’ve earned a better degree in school or made more money.


There's a reason I'm referencing my twenties/formative years. I currently have zero debt, make more money than probably 98% of the posters on this board, will be putting a $500k down payment on a place within the next 1-2 years, and am on track to retire comfortably in my early 60s. That's why I mentioned starting saving whatever you can as early in your career as you can.

Regardless, I'm doing fine, baw
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 2:27 pm
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