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Anonymous wrote:1) wine or beer with meal at restaurants (not much of drinker anyway so would prefer not to pay 40% markup)
2) dog (don’t want hassle or taking care of it and vet bills or boarding fees if go out of town, dog walkers and grooming fees)
3) people seems to be buying teslas judging from parents at my kids’ school drop off
4) more than 2 pairs of jeans (esp since Covid don’t really wear them)
5) sports channels to watch games on tv
6). MacBook or that Apple Watch

Funny, COVID had the opposite impact on my jeans ownership ... I only ever owned 1-2 pairs, but since COVID my office has gotten way more casual. I've gone from wearing dresses and slacks every day to wearing jeans every day, so now I'm up to 4 pairs!

No need to buy more jeans, you can wear the same pair all week.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. Most people I know consider all of these things “the pleasures of life”

Really? toilet paper?

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Anonymous wrote:We are consciously a pet-free house. My spouse and I were traveling a lot for work and we both realized that our life would be a lot more stressful with a pet. Well now we have kids and pets would just be a big complication to our lives. We have a small enough house in an urban area.

The amount of time and money our friends spend on their pets just blows my mind. Every vacation is 50% more expensive because they need to hire a pet sitter or put the animal into boarding, if they can find someone or a spot. My friend has to drive her dog to her parents’ house in NJ every time she wants to do a proper vacation.

I really don’t see the point. Maybe we will get a cat one day, they at least groom themselves.

If you view a pet as a "stressful complication" then yes I see why you wouldn't want one. But no need to pretend its about money. Our beloved dog is neither stressful, nor expensive.

Not expensive until it gets sick or injured and you have to pay a huge vet bill.

pet ownership isn't free. There are always vet bills, food, pet sitting (unless you have someone to watch your dog for free or never travel), the stress of being on the clock to get home because you need to walk the dog.

We are also pet free by choice and whenever my friends talk about their pet expenses am thankful we never got a dog.

Costs way less than a fancy car or kitchen and brings so much joy.

"For those who understand, no explanation is required. For those who don't, no explanation will suffice."

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Anonymous wrote:Food/grocery delivery (Uber Eats, DoorDash, InstaCart, etc.). Complete waste of money.

100%
Also Blue apron and those meal delivery services, wasteful and expensive

No they aren't. My wife and I used EveryPlate and its $45 for 3 dinners a week. That's $7.50/meal per person. 1/2 the cost of Sweetgreen. It is also fun to do and I've learned a lot!

I'm not sure that, "it's cheaper than takeout" is your best argument here.

Why? It's often times more expensive to buy groceries for a meal than take out. The cost to make a sweetgreen salad at home isn't much different than $12. Plus the veggies/lettuce will go bad if you don't eat it all within a short period of time.

We don't have kids yet so takeout is much easier/cost effective for us.

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Anonymous wrote:1) wine or beer with meal at restaurants (not much of drinker anyway so would prefer not to pay 40% markup)
2) dog (don’t want hassle or taking care of it and vet bills or boarding fees if go out of town, dog walkers and grooming fees)
3) people seems to be buying teslas judging from parents at my kids’ school drop off
4) more than 2 pairs of jeans (esp since Covid don’t really wear them)
5) sports channels to watch games on tv
6). MacBook or that Apple Watch

Funny, COVID had the opposite impact on my jeans ownership ... I only ever owned 1-2 pairs, but since COVID my office has gotten way more casual. I've gone from wearing dresses and slacks every day to wearing jeans every day, so now I'm up to 4 pairs!

Anonymous wrote:1) wine or beer with meal at restaurants (not much of drinker anyway so would prefer not to pay 40% markup)
2) dog (don’t want hassle or taking care of it and vet bills or boarding fees if go out of town, dog walkers and grooming fees)
3) people seems to be buying teslas judging from parents at my kids’ school drop off
4) more than 2 pairs of jeans (esp since Covid don’t really wear them)
5) sports channels to watch games on tv
6). MacBook or that Apple Watch

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Anonymous wrote:Food/grocery delivery (Uber Eats, DoorDash, InstaCart, etc.). Complete waste of money.

100%
Also Blue apron and those meal delivery services, wasteful and expensive

No they aren't. My wife and I used EveryPlate and its $45 for 3 dinners a week. That's $7.50/meal per person. 1/2 the cost of Sweetgreen. It is also fun to do and I've learned a lot!

I'm not sure that, "it's cheaper than takeout" is your best argument here.

Why? It's often times more expensive to buy groceries for a meal than take out. The cost to make a sweetgreen salad at home isn't much different than $12. Plus the veggies/lettuce will go bad if you don't eat it all within a short period of time.

We don't have kids yet so takeout is much easier/cost effective for us.

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Anonymous wrote:We are consciously a pet-free house. My spouse and I were traveling a lot for work and we both realized that our life would be a lot more stressful with a pet. Well now we have kids and pets would just be a big complication to our lives. We have a small enough house in an urban area.

The amount of time and money our friends spend on their pets just blows my mind. Every vacation is 50% more expensive because they need to hire a pet sitter or put the animal into boarding, if they can find someone or a spot. My friend has to drive her dog to her parents’ house in NJ every time she wants to do a proper vacation.

I really don’t see the point. Maybe we will get a cat one day, they at least groom themselves.

If you view a pet as a "stressful complication" then yes I see why you wouldn't want one. But no need to pretend its about money. Our beloved dog is neither stressful, nor expensive.

Not expensive until it gets sick or injured and you have to pay a huge vet bill.

pet ownership isn't free. There are always vet bills, food, pet sitting (unless you have someone to watch your dog for free or never travel), the stress of being on the clock to get home because you need to walk the dog.

We are also pet free by choice and whenever my friends talk about their pet expenses am thankful we never got a dog.

Costs way less than a fancy car or kitchen and brings so much joy.

"For those who understand, no explanation is required. For those who don't, no explanation will suffice."

Why do pet people get so offended and think everyone needs and should want a pet? You like your dog, it brings you joy and you find the expense worthwhile. That is great! We all find joy in different place and I'd rather spend my money other ways.

I have kids. I love my kids. They bring me great joy and I find them worth the expense. But I can also 100% understand why some people do not want kids and choose not to have them.

"You can't miss what you never wanted"

Because people aren't telling you that your kids are a waste of your time and money. Neither my kids nor my dog are a waste of my time or money. I like my dog better than most people.