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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really get renovations for cosmetic reasons. Everyone wants the trendiest kitchen, the latest this or that...And then it becomes obsolete, and repeat. It's a waste of money and materials. Most of the world does not do any of this.[/quote]

it's called quality of life. If you can afford it, who cares[/quote]

Enduring a lengthy, costly, stressful renovation will have a huge negative effect on QOL. (DP.) Humans don’t actually need or desire these things. They are just brainwashed by marketers to think they do. If you sit around all day being annoyed at your old kitchen, you’ve been had. [/quote]
It’s fine to want and have nice things that you worked hard for. Are you going to take your money with you when you go?[/quote]

No, I just understand that a new kitchen (or anything new) only makes you happy briefly, then the situation and dopamine normalizes, and then you go looking for your next hit. It’s well understood. [/quote]

From the OP:

[quote]We had plans to buy a new car this spring, and to sign a contract next month for a home renovation and expansion that is a major expense[/quote]

Nothing about this suggests that the renovation isn't needed - it expressly states it is an expansion.  I get that you have some weird compulstion to advocate for whatever the hell it is you are advocating for, but you're creating narratives where none exist.  Kindly just STFU.  [/quote]

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