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Do you ever feel guilty when you 'reward' your self with something expensive?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cohiba" data-source="post: 1521502" data-attributes="member: 2550"><p>I don't or maybe won't use the word guilty. How about "Cognitive Anxiety"??!! I grew up in a family that <u>earned</u> their wealth, and with this they knew what it was like not to have money. From my grandparents(who grew up in the depression) to my parents......."Its not how much you make, but how much you can save", "Make hay while you can", "Save for a rainy day", ....My grandfather...loved this phrase....."Boy, you better save your money or you'll end up living on the poor farm". Yep, there was one just North of Chandler,.....Chandler where 90% of my family lived and grew up.</p><p></p><p>He explained that when he was a kid(no social security nor federal benefits) that when you ran out of money you moved to a commune with other people and grew your own food, made your own clothes...etc. The Poor Farm.</p><p></p><p>This in turn was<strong> implanted </strong>into me. <u>Examples:</u> I won't buy a new truck, but I'll buy another farm(40acres+), I haven't bought any new guns lately but I have bought oil and gas mineral rights and stocks over the past years. I try to pay cash for most everything I buy.</p><p></p><p>**Don't get me wrong, I make sure my wife has what she wants and needs, myself......and as I get older....I like things payed off and investments.....so much so that I want to make sure my (11 years younger than me) wife will have a very comfortable life when I leave this planet we call earth.</p><p></p><p>Back to the subject, guilty....no, maybe a little anxiety. Why, I don't know. Even when I know I can pay cash for an item, I still have that mental tingle feeing. Right now my wife wants me to buy a new truck and pay it off before I leave the dealer's parking lot.....but, in the back of my mind.....I like my beat up Nissan thats payed off and making me money. I'd rather have more cattle or more farms than a dang-blasted-expensive truck!!! If I need a new vehicle or need more space....thats when I'll borrow the wifes 2010, BMW.</p><p></p><p>I have a buddy who is a cadiologist/surgeon. He has a fantastic home and a Porsche....that there are only 6 of these in the U.S.</p><p>I am happy for him and his lifestyle....would I want it...NO!! I admire his earning potential....would I pay that much for a car(over $100,000)...HE!! NO!!! I joke with him all the time that he has a very fast car, but my truck will get me from point A to point B in the same manner....just not as fast. I joke with him...he can't haul much hay in that car to feed his cattle and my cows don't care if I drive a Yugo or a Porsche!!! hee hee hee</p><p></p><p>Funny thing is.... I'll spend money for Cuban cigars and bottles of whisky or scotch....but do without in other areas??</p><p></p><p>Go figure??</p><p></p><p>Cohiba</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cohiba, post: 1521502, member: 2550"] I don't or maybe won't use the word guilty. How about "Cognitive Anxiety"??!! I grew up in a family that [U]earned[/U] their wealth, and with this they knew what it was like not to have money. From my grandparents(who grew up in the depression) to my parents......."Its not how much you make, but how much you can save", "Make hay while you can", "Save for a rainy day", ....My grandfather...loved this phrase....."Boy, you better save your money or you'll end up living on the poor farm". Yep, there was one just North of Chandler,.....Chandler where 90% of my family lived and grew up. He explained that when he was a kid(no social security nor federal benefits) that when you ran out of money you moved to a commune with other people and grew your own food, made your own clothes...etc. The Poor Farm. This in turn was[B] implanted [/B]into me. [U]Examples:[/U] I won't buy a new truck, but I'll buy another farm(40acres+), I haven't bought any new guns lately but I have bought oil and gas mineral rights and stocks over the past years. I try to pay cash for most everything I buy. **Don't get me wrong, I make sure my wife has what she wants and needs, myself......and as I get older....I like things payed off and investments.....so much so that I want to make sure my (11 years younger than me) wife will have a very comfortable life when I leave this planet we call earth. Back to the subject, guilty....no, maybe a little anxiety. Why, I don't know. Even when I know I can pay cash for an item, I still have that mental tingle feeing. Right now my wife wants me to buy a new truck and pay it off before I leave the dealer's parking lot.....but, in the back of my mind.....I like my beat up Nissan thats payed off and making me money. I'd rather have more cattle or more farms than a dang-blasted-expensive truck!!! If I need a new vehicle or need more space....thats when I'll borrow the wifes 2010, BMW. I have a buddy who is a cadiologist/surgeon. He has a fantastic home and a Porsche....that there are only 6 of these in the U.S. I am happy for him and his lifestyle....would I want it...NO!! I admire his earning potential....would I pay that much for a car(over $100,000)...HE!! NO!!! I joke with him all the time that he has a very fast car, but my truck will get me from point A to point B in the same manner....just not as fast. I joke with him...he can't haul much hay in that car to feed his cattle and my cows don't care if I drive a Yugo or a Porsche!!! hee hee hee Funny thing is.... I'll spend money for Cuban cigars and bottles of whisky or scotch....but do without in other areas?? Go figure?? Cohiba [/QUOTE]
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