• gradyp@awful.systems
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    2 months ago

    truth, I feel pressure to buy the things I want because I have no faith I will be able to afford them later. I figure, get it now while I can so that when I can’t, I’ll have it.

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          2 months ago

          Someone much smarter than me explained how you don’t own stuff, it ends up owning you. This is outside of necessities.

          You buy some decorations? Now you have to dust them, keep a place for them in your home. There are all kinds of examples, and collecting trinkets and oddities will never make you happy or fulfilled.

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            2 months ago

            Oh, I know, I’m being somewhat facetious. I do have 3D printers but that’s because I’m a nerd; not like, preparing for anything…

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              1 month ago

              Well damn, I wanted to talk about the neat things made during Covid when the hardware stores were closed.

              It was fun modeling household items.

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      2 months ago

      pretty much.

      i purchased a new car in 2018. it was 20K. that same car today is close to 30K. in another 5 years it will be closer to 40 probably.

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        2 months ago

        Right, my fully loaded vehicle was like 43k all in when I bought it in 2016. Today, the same car with the same trim level (granted a newer model) costs over 20k more.