Oh yeah, silly me, I completely forgot that part 🤣

This is great! Thank you for sharing!

Sadly, for me, it would just be pleasure riding. I was looking for ways to make it more valid but, I can’t find any.

Judge… no… help to educate… try to be better myself… yes.

Also, consider the part you’re saying “… many Internet forums…”.

The same forums filled with random people… some of which have nothing better to do than bitch and complain… act better than others just because… preach their perspective because it’s “right”.

Even Lemmy is not immune to “you’re a terrible person” syndrome.

This question is never going to be black and white, regarding how or where people spend their money responsibly. Especially given the difficulty of knowing where some products originate, or what they are tied to, not just where you buy them from.

Got it, I’ll take another look. It may be the instance I am in that is having the issue. If I find you, I’ll definitely follow you!

Thank you again!

How much want is a good comment / thought. I wish I could quantify want, in the context of a purchase.

Although that would probably just make it worse 🙂

Thanks for this!! Not sure which side of the ADHD I am on right now.

You bring up a great point about the social aspects of hobbies. It would probably help a lot.

Now if I could just get past the social anxiety 😥 🙃

I feel like a dummy, I had no clue what “throuple” was… after looking it up, oooooh couple but for three people 🤦‍♂️

Got it, I can see how that would require a consensus of opinion!!

This is a really great approach! I’m a little stuck since I don’t already have one to ride.

Thanks for this! Something to keep in mind for the future!!

I like the TCO angle. I did some of that when thinking about a motorcycle. It’s not just the motorcycle itself. It’s not even just the taxes, tags, etc.

It’s locks, covers, spare parts, trailer (if it breaks down), crash guards, other riding gear, etc.

While it’s not fundamentally bad, a lot of folks may not consider the “all in” price.

Great point and thanks for the response!!

Hmmm 🤔 I wonder if I could get my family to buy me a motorcycle?! I’ll have to think about that one.

Agreed though, any gift giving holiday is probably a good way to get something you may not buy for yourself. This is a good approach.

Thanks for sharing you thought!!

I should do this, but in the context of large purchases it might be difficult. Although if I gave myself a big raise for my allowance, it might speed things up!!

Appreciate your response!!

5 hours and 30$ on a toaster… surely indeed!! 🙂

Appreciate the humor and the point you are making. Sometimes it’s easier to spend on a want than not spend.

I 100% agree on the video card!! I hope you enjoy it immensely!!

I was thinking about this as well. For this item I can buy it outright. Then I start thinking about what is the impact in the coming months.

Do I save more to recoup faster… do I not care, haha.

Thank you for responding!!

I appreciate the simplicity in this. I genuinely wish I could think like that… and not just for buying things.

Appreciate your perspective!!

If you create a rule that doesn’t require actually playing the games you could just put them on a table… 😁

Great approach, others have mentioned this as well. Impulse buys can be a slippery slope for sure!!

Thank you!

I’m rooting for you to be the destroyer of the statistics!!

I will take this advice and try to be better about it. I can only imagine what you see / deal with in your line of work.

Thank you for doing what you do!!

This is solid advice! The discipline or cooling off period is definitely a good strategy.

Appreciate your response!!

😆😆 this is the best answer we’ve had in this thread so far!!