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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we also need to have a reset on what makes life enjoyable. Not everyone is meant to have overseas vacations and eat out everyday. Our great grandparents didn’t splurge on things like that but this culture of greed you talk about makes us think we need to. We are bombarded with what others are doing on social media. I don’t think people truly understand what living within your means actually means. If you can’t afford to pay off your credit card then you certainly shouldn’t be having that extra cup of coffee. OP you said what kind of life is that without these luxuries, you need to find happiness in everyday things. If I died today, I’m not thinking about how I never traveled to Europe, I’m thinking about how I could have bonded with my children more. We also live in a world of replace rather than repair. If we learned to fix things instead of rushing out and replacing appliances, we could save there too. You also don’t need to have the most modern kitchen and furniture. Society should accept that hand me down furniture from our parents is just fine. Ask yourself why you don’t like your grandmother cherry furniture, it’s because you are bombarded with ads and pictures of modern styles to make you purchase more. Things are only more expensive because we feed into this culture. [/quote]

Life is about choices, your post is a "me", not "we" post.  We do our own repairs.  We don't travel.  We do fast casual as a nice dinner out.  We shop at Walmart and Aldi's.  Things are expensive because you feed into the culture.[/quote]

I think the point is more that previously middle class and upper middle class professionals could easily afford some luxuries that they can't now.  No one likes to feel like there is a drop in their purchasing power. A Friday night takeout or date night on the weekend at a casual restaurant were not seen as real luxuries but were part of the middle class/upper middle class lifestyle. Eating out now is literally insane--we are lucky enough to be able to afford many luxuries but I know many people now that simply can not swing it even though they make the same income as before. Even family style/casual restaurants in suburban NY are charging 35 plus dollars for average entrees. The same dish just 4 years ago was close to half the price. And the same thing applies for almost every aspect of life.

The cost of repairing items particularly appliances is insane. Our oven (reputable brand), only 3 years old and just out of warranty had a $1000 repair. We certainly don't know how to repair this ourselves.  I don't think the focus is simply that people should want less, there should be a real understanding as to what has caused such a CHANGE in purchasing power. [/quote]

This. We're managers in IT and we're financially worse off now than we were before the pandemic.[/quote]

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