Things you have bought for “status” reasons

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of things. I was born into a dirt poor family in a rural area and bought myself some “benefit of the doubt” only after feeling the icy freeze of the doubt.

Large luxury SUV?

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Oh please. Women do this all the time with their designer purses, cloths, shoes, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:The best markers of status are the ones that can’t be seen from afar with the naked eye: an excellent credit score, no credit card balance, no debt, a house (no matter what it looks like) in a W zone, an advanced degree, and a high-end health insurance plan.

I have all of that except that my health insurance is HDHP, which allows me to contribute to an HSA, but our medical bills are crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of anything.

That said, being an only child allowed my parents to afford to do some things for me that I wouldn't have been able to had they been paying for more kids. I got to go to a nice GT summer camp, they sent me to a good college prep parochial HS and then they paid for my private college degree. I am forever grateful to them.

That said, we have always been bargain hunters - like, I was always so proud when people complemented something I was wearing and I could say "got this at KMart!" I was just telling my daughter the other day about the knock off Keds I had a TON of pairs of because they were 3 for $10

We got her Uggs off Craigslist for very cheap from some kid who got like 5 pairs and never wore them all.

I feel you on that! I got my wedding dress off the rack at David’s Bridal for $200 and laughed inside when people asked me what boutique I got it from.

That's awesome I actually got mine at a boutique that was going out of business near Annapolis (I live in VA). I got a several thousand dollar dress for @$600. SCORE!

I wasn't going around BRAGGING about my KMart (or other cheaper store/clearance) buys, but it is just nice when someone thinks something you are wearing is cute (like the aforementioned Keds lookalikes) and you are able to say they are very affordable.

It’s bragging. The whole point is that you could afford to shop elsewhere but you’re so clever and frugal. That’s why you’re telling people.

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A family office.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh please. Women do this all the time with their designer purses, cloths, shoes, etc.

Some women do. Many, many woman don't care at ALL about "status" things like purses, shoes, clothes, or even their engagement/wedding rings.

I buy what I like, not what other people like.

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Stuff for the house? Nothing. I'm not into fashion (go comfort), I want stuff in the house that we like and is functional, and I don't hang out with people into "status".

[Anonymous]

First class airplane tickets. I'm fat and can't figure out how to dress well, so it's the only thing I can do while traveling to not look like I belong at the Dollar Store.

That might sound snotty, but it's actually my incredibly low self-esteem talking.

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My car and a house in the right zip code. Once you have the right car and zip code you can wear cheap sneakers, jeans, no jewelry and a cloth purse and everyone thinks you’re quirky.

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Anonymous wrote:My car and a house in the right zip code. Once you have the right car and zip code you can wear cheap sneakers, jeans, no jewelry and a cloth purse and everyone thinks you’re quirky.

Sort of this, except just the house, not the car. I drive a minivan.

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The above Youtube clip from The Devil Wear Prada is excellent - it illustrates just how much people are manipulated without their knowledge into liking and wanting certain things!

I also loved it, Meryl is soo good.

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Ha, no one here will admit they do this, huh.

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Anonymous wrote:Literally nothing. I just buy what I like.

Tbh this. For example, I love fast cars so I got a Mustang GT and an Audi s5. Didn’t buy because of the brand, bought because I like the car. I don’t care who thinks of me.

Oh yes you're immune to what anyone thinks

I’m sorry, this scene is so stupid. It’s otherwise a great movie but this scene makes NO SENSE. If they had chosen a different blue, she would just be wearing a sweater that was a different shade of blue and be totally unaffected. They make a case that they chose her sweater, but they make no case that the choice was at all meaningful. The writers really let the movie down here imo. They should have cut this scene and just had the one with Stanley Tucci talking about reading Runway with a flashlight. That scene was much more effective.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:First class airplane tickets. I'm fat and can't figure out how to dress well, so it's the only thing I can do while traveling to not look like I belong at the Dollar Store.

That might sound snotty, but it's actually my incredibly low self-esteem talking.

Look, if you’re going to buy something for low self-esteem and status it may as well be first class tickets because the experience is glorious.

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Live simply, so that others may simply live.