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Originally Posted by feh
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).
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Again, I see your point, but where do you draw the line? You could also say that spending $2,000 for an engagement ring could have funded the food bank for a couple of months. Or that instead of spending 20K on a car, you could buy a 10K car instead and fund the food bank for 6 months.
The bottom line is that anything you spend money on beyond food, clothing, shelter, medical care and education could be considered extravagant by someone. If we spend $4,000 for a cruise, that's really no different than someone else spending 20K for a diamond necklace.