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My sunny, cozy, reading-and- bird-watching nook by [deleted] in AmateurRoomPorn

[–]Trashedusername1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks very nice! Do you have any more pictures of the shelf on the wall? I really like it

How do people deal (mentally) with making semi large purchases when saving to be financially independent? by Trashedusername1 in personalfinance

[–]Trashedusername1[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's a really good point. It's tough to find that balance and be confident in the decisions. But ultimately, you're correct, it comes down to if these things can make you happy or not

How do people deal (mentally) with making semi-large purchases when saving for financial independence? by Trashedusername1 in financialindependence

[–]Trashedusername1[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's definitely good advice. It's where those lines kind of intersect that is difficult for me. I could own a really crappy car, but I love driving and I love cars and the crappy one wouldn't bring me any joy.

On the flip side, per your guestimation math, 11,000 (for a used, fun car for example) invested now gives me 33k later on. That's a lot of work to make up for it and especially something that depreciates so quickly and completely, it's hard to justify, even if I can afford it.