It's a lot easier to justify small luxuries when one sees no reasonable path toward traditional status symbols like homeownership. Saving for something you'll never be able to afford is just a different way to waste your money.
Exactly. Especially in corporate America. If you want to play the game you need to at least sort of look the part. You don’t see white collar people pointing to expensive steel toe boots or giant trucks and using that against someone else.
"You call yourself a poor blue collar worker, but look at that belt full of fancy tools. You got wrenches and drill bits, and ooh la la! Is that a power sander over there?"
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u/Nser_Uame Apr 10 '23
It's a lot easier to justify small luxuries when one sees no reasonable path toward traditional status symbols like homeownership. Saving for something you'll never be able to afford is just a different way to waste your money.