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Headphoneus Supremus
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again it is very different. What can a $20k car offer you over a $200 car? Safety, reliablitiy, comfort, better protection of your life, more enjoyable driving, more storage space, more efficient gas burning, lower insurance costs, theft prevention, durability.
what can a $20k watch offer you over a $200 one? Looks (which you can also get in a $200 watch), comfort? (maybe if italian leather feels better to your skin), reliablity (not an issue with a $200 watch), materials.
comparing a $200 watch to a $2000 watch is much more like comparing a $20,000 car to a $200,000 dollar car. The point is you're already stepping into the territory of diminishing returns. Personally I feel very privelaged to own a $200 watch. I've never spent over $70 on one before. And I wasn't making just pocket change over the summer either. Be careful, money doesn't buy happiness as the saying goes. Think long and hard what a very luxurious watch will give you that a expensive (yes $200 is expensive!) watch won't. Think about what else you might want to do with that money.
I fell into this trap last year with audio equipment. I had to have NICE stuff, I couldn't make due with a good system. I would go to an audioshop and demo equipment, and not even consider it unless it was over a certain price mark. I built up a system that cost around $10k and felt so elite doing so. Looking back now I just shake my head in shame. What the hell did an 18yo kid like myself need a 10000 dollar speaker system for? I should have been grateful for a modest $2000 setup.
Originally Posted by Computerpro3 I'll respond to some other posts later, but would like to point out: A $200 car can get you to where your going just as well as a $100,000 car thanks to speed limits. Since half the world lives on less than a dollar a day, it is insane for you to own a car with a value of more than $200. You could argue that the $100,000 car does it in luxury and style - same goes for the watch. Functionality is functionality, and a $200 car has it in spades. Interesting how your own logic only applies to certain aspects of your life, isn't it. Those same people who live on a dollar a day you mention would likely think you are going to hell for living where you do, or for eating as you do. However, people who live on zero dollars a day envy those who live on a dollar. Perspective is everything. edit: As a previous poster said, it's not about bling. I would get a fake rolex if that were the case. I just enjoy owning nice things which I have worked for. Am I wrong to do this? |
again it is very different. What can a $20k car offer you over a $200 car? Safety, reliablitiy, comfort, better protection of your life, more enjoyable driving, more storage space, more efficient gas burning, lower insurance costs, theft prevention, durability.
what can a $20k watch offer you over a $200 one? Looks (which you can also get in a $200 watch), comfort? (maybe if italian leather feels better to your skin), reliablity (not an issue with a $200 watch), materials.
comparing a $200 watch to a $2000 watch is much more like comparing a $20,000 car to a $200,000 dollar car. The point is you're already stepping into the territory of diminishing returns. Personally I feel very privelaged to own a $200 watch. I've never spent over $70 on one before. And I wasn't making just pocket change over the summer either. Be careful, money doesn't buy happiness as the saying goes. Think long and hard what a very luxurious watch will give you that a expensive (yes $200 is expensive!) watch won't. Think about what else you might want to do with that money.
I fell into this trap last year with audio equipment. I had to have NICE stuff, I couldn't make due with a good system. I would go to an audioshop and demo equipment, and not even consider it unless it was over a certain price mark. I built up a system that cost around $10k and felt so elite doing so. Looking back now I just shake my head in shame. What the hell did an 18yo kid like myself need a 10000 dollar speaker system for? I should have been grateful for a modest $2000 setup.