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Originally Posted by centaur532
I have this horrible horrible conscience that stops me from buying expensive things. Everytime I am about to do it, a little voice inside me says 'that money could feed a family in Africa. You don't need [insert item here].'
Then I don't buy it and give the money to charity. I need a job where I can buy nice things and give money away.
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Centaur, it's great that you do that!
Do you find yourself getting obsessive about it? I mean, do you question "should I buy a Starbuck's coffee or just make it at home?" or is there a price cut off?
For me, it kind of comes down the price and usefulness. I have a hard time buying expensive luxury items because I stop and think about better uses for the money, but I waste a ton of money buying little stuff I don't really need.
I never bought any Tiffany silver jewelry, but I do have a Tiffany sterling silver swiss army knife keychain that struck me as really funny. It came in all the Tiffany blue packaging. (It was a gift, but I did show it to the person who got it for me, and oddly, I don't worry about it I'm wasting money when I buy stuff for other people.)