Thousand And One Reason / Excuse

[Franco Pipenbeans]

When a man wanna buy something, he'll have one thousand and one reason / excuse to get it. Agree? ?

This thread reminds me of the often muttered “I’m never going to drink again, I swear to all the things that are holy and some things that aren’t; never another drop shall pass my lips!” after a good night on the sauce. ?

 

[jpberg]

 

[JOHN72]

I tell my wife, that I had a very hard day at work, very stressful, and that my best friend died. Then, crying disconsolately, I went to buy a few kilograms of tobacco and 30 corn pipes. I was crying brandy tears from my eyes...............It was just on a gray and rainy day

 

[renfield]

... and the damned falcon that seemed like a good idea at the time.

A falcon seems like a luxury purchase until the first time your bird takes the neighbor’s toy poodle that keeps crapping in your yard.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Thankfully I don't have to justify any of my purchases to anyone but myself though even that can be tricky at times but so long as I have the cash for whatever it is I want to buy then I always manage to convince myself I've made the right move

Regards,

Jay.

 

[mawnansmiff]

This chap's purchase he made whilst comparing it to the Mona Lisa....he spent $2.9m on it only to find it worth $6,200! He hoped to sell it for $25m

I wonder how his wife took it.

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Regards,

Jay.

 

[Casual]

Yeah sure, I'll have 1001 excuses, but I won't necessarily act on them.

This used to be the virtue of prudence. Back when virtues were still a thing.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I just can't imagine asking my wife if I can buy anything. I mean, not because her opinion is of no consequence, but because we each do what the hell we want with our money. We each contribute to an account that we don't really have to add much if any to each month that covers our living stuff, which is fed by investments that each have control of, so pretty much our money is our money.
If most people living month to month would just set down with a finical planner, they can get past that impoverished shit. You do not have to be rich to start letting your money work for you. I know, I've been there with my thinking, but you do not have to live in that situation. A few years of tight bootstraps, proper planning, and soon you won't have to live in that month to month bullshit.

Then, you buy what you want, and she can buy whatever her heart desires.

 

[mso489]

Actually, the debate team in my head does a pretty good job of balancing every rationalization, so most purchases are preceded by a long spell of deliberation. My strongest counter arguments are usually: 1) I already have a pipe that fulfills that purpose. 2) I haven't even cracked the five tins of premium Va/Per I already have. So some of my excess purchases have served to balance my urge to buy stuff. Sometimes the whiney voice of longing just sounds too familiar, and I just ignore it. I sure don't hear my wanting something as an immutable command.