I’m pretty much an impulsive buyer even if I am not exactly what you can call someone who can afford to splurge all the time. I do get the concepts of delayed gratification and saving for a rainy day, and all those sensible stuff, but when I’ve set my eyes on something, I usually manage to give myself extremely valid arguments on why I shouldn’t be denied. Which is why I can only bite my tongue when I feel that my sister is spending too much on things that she doesn’t have an immediate need for. Sometimes I can’t help thinking, if she can afford this or that, then maybe I shouldn’t be so lenient about rent and paying for groceries, and all that. I also can’t help thinking that I’ve set a bad example. But then again, when I think about that, it gets me wondering if my better examples have been largely ignored or are generally useless to anyone but myself.
Anyway, so my sister’s laptop broke – for a few minutes, it amazingly restored itself – and immediately we thought about a replacement. We both can’t live without a computer, so I understood her pain. But, of course, she doesn’t want those clearance laptops, which she can easily afford. She’s already set her eyes on a Vaio or a Mac. Sometimes, when I think about the things that we don’t have and the things that we don’t really work for to have, they can really get me down. But, really, dwelling on it is pretty much a waste of time. I guess the only thing I can do is assess my choices and see where I can make adjustments for the better. Then work on it. To that I tell myself, goodluck.