I often think about my wants all time.
The hygienists that I work in the office with, actually drive better cars than I do. Actually even the assistants do. I drive a 2002 Ford Ranger with no options, no cassette player, CD player, cruise control and manual windows and locks. It works fine.
One of our hygienist drives one of those convertible Lexus. And I have an assistant driving a BMW. And all of them drive better cars than mine.
The staff always pokes at me for being "cheap." But I don't have the stress about my finances like they do. Most of them live paycheck to paycheck, can't wait till we get paid again, cause they're out by payday
It comes down to what we value most and our discipline. Obviously recklessly spending is not good. But we should also allow ourselves to purchase some of our wants within reason. And be responsible about it. A lot of you may have read my thread about getting a MINI cooper...