Read in the paper of a Hamburger soon to be available in selected stores in London next month. It will contain Kobe beef from Japan, and will be garnished with Foi gras (a Pate made from Goose Livers) and rare blue Cheese. The only draw back is that this deluxe hamburger is going to set you back about $180 Australian. I could hardly justify spending that much on one meal, let alone on a crummy hamburger, no matter how special they make it out to be. However I am sure that they will have no shortage of buyers who will be prepared to flaunt their wealth and waste their money, on what after all are only status symbols snack and not even a real meal.
What about you? Are there some things that you have brought, not because you really wanted or needed them, nor thought them good value, but just to show of your wealth or prestige? Do you buy (and live) for prestige or for real need?
Do you look for value and quality and need in what you purchase, or simply spend to flaunt your wealth over other people? If you do need to flaunt your wealth, then you have a major attitude problem, but even then, if you must flaunt your wealth, do so by giving to Charities or other good causes please. Don’t waste it on flashy things that have no real value or satisfy any real physical need, like satisfying Hunger. So if today you feel you have that sort of money to spare that you could buy one of these Hamburgers (Or something equally as senseless), please think again and give the money to Charity, or failing that, to Me! Just kidding on that last bit, but do please spend your money responsibly. Please?
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YUCK YUCK YUCK, I forgot the rest of my comment because that was just so nasty! Oh dear... *vomit* yuck.
Anyways (LOL), I once thought of generics as something only bought out of necessity of saving money as much as possible. Now it's almost as if buying name brand is flaunting wealth in most cases. There are very few things I won't buy generics of anymore... Cat food being one of them in 99.9% of the time. And laundry detergent, but more because of my sensitive skin and my already-proneness to itchiness (if that made any sense lol). Some may call me thrifty, or cheap, or whatever... I don't care. I can feed 2 people on $40 for a week or two if I have to. It won't be much variety, but it'll be enough to survive.
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