Comments on: To buy, or not to buy… http://www.theaoife.org/bored/2006/06/04/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/ monkey musings and interspersed poo flinging Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:41:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: kitmouse http://www.theaoife.org/bored/2006/06/04/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-762 kitmouse Sun, 04 Jun 2006 20:33:37 +0000 http://www.theaoife.org/bored/2006/06/04/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/#comment-762 I go round in circles, myself, with my husband about money. He is of the mind that if there's a new version of something, or if he has something that would work just as well but it's brand new, then he'll go buy the new thing. It drives me NUTS. I'm personally of the opinion that if you have something that does just as well--even if it's as old as the hills--then you make do. It's especially frustrating because we come from similar backgrounds--both of us grew up without much extra, with parents who struggled to make ends meet. But I grew up saving money and making do with what I had, and learning not to want; he grew up indulging himself every time he had the chance, and refusing to worry about some coming struggle. Urgh. I go round in circles, myself, with my husband about money. He is of the mind that if there’s a new version of something, or if he has something that would work just as well but it’s brand new, then he’ll go buy the new thing. It drives me NUTS. I’m personally of the opinion that if you have something that does just as well–even if it’s as old as the hills–then you make do.

It’s especially frustrating because we come from similar backgrounds–both of us grew up without much extra, with parents who struggled to make ends meet. But I grew up saving money and making do with what I had, and learning not to want; he grew up indulging himself every time he had the chance, and refusing to worry about some coming struggle. Urgh.

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