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Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge
Feh why is it an indulgence to pay that much? Why is it wrong?
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I never said it was wrong - I won't go so far as to say something is "right" or "wrong".
Such purchases seem like such a complete waste to me. They bring the purchaser some happiness for a short time, but that money could be put to so many other good uses. Just a couple ideas off the top of my head:
- save the money and retire a little earlier
- save the money and pass it on to your kids
- donate it to a charitable cause
- start a scholarship fund
- use it do some other good in your community
It's the American (and spreading to other countries) need to possess things that really turns me off. It just strikes me as selfish...taking the $20K jewelry for example - that could fund the local food bank in my community for a year. Compare that to the purchaser having some more bling on his/her body, and it's a no-brainer (to me).