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29586649 No.29586649 [Reply] [Original]

How do you stop wanting to consoom? I’ve been trying to live more frugally but the urge to buy worthless shit stays in the back of my head.

>> No.29586784

>>29586649
What worthless shit OP? We can help because we'll bully you over your shit purchases until you feel emotionally hurt.

>> No.29586889

>>29586649
Personally I binged minimalism content on YouTube for a few months and I got hooked selling and getting rid of stuff the same way I used to be hooked to buying. Or buy things that retain value like precious metals, collectibles or if it scratches your itch, digital assets.

>> No.29586923

>>29586649
You instantly take any cash you have and buy crypto that’s literally it. I’ve had losses, I’ve bought tops. But in the end I am still winning.

>> No.29586990
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29586990

I used to buy books all the time now I just buy crypto. My shelves are stacked and I wish I could get rid of them all but when I go to sell one I can’t do it

>> No.29587036

>>29586649
i like your shoes apu very nice

>> No.29587079

I’m the opposite, I’m so risk averse and afraid to spend money I’ve unironically considered being a fully employed engineer while living in my car to save money

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29587310

>>29586649
There are several ways to keep you from buying useless shit. If you're financially motivated, just start calculating opportunity cost for every useless item you buy (e.g. "if I had invested 50$ in BTC instead of buying X one year ago, I'd now have $500"). Another way would be to just start ignoring what people think about you. Because 99% of useless purchases (especially clothing, watches, shoes etc.) consists of items that bring no value whatsoever, but only serve to play the status game.

That said, I bought myself a Porsche cayman three months ago. I still tell myself that I just did it because it's a great car to drive and not to impress people. Well.

>> No.29587607

>>29586990
This is good as far as consuming goes