I’m the opposite of this, since I’m pretty frugal. In fact, I’ve wondered how much I would really change if I hit a multi-million dollar windfall.
For example, even if money was no object, I can imagine being in the grocery store and thinking “Nine dollars a pound for strawberries? Fuck that, I’m not paying that.”
I buy plenty of cheap items under $10 at the Old Navy outlet.
Did people not read Thorstein Veblen?
Who pays that much? I don’t like paying more than $3.
I have no idea what a pound of strawberries cost - nor would I ever think to look at the price. This was the same when I was flat broke.
As Berry Greenstein says - having no concept of the value of money is a positive indicator for poker. Unfortunately for me, severe lack of emotional control is not.
*I did get screwed one time when Whole Foods charged me $26 for a jar of almond butter and I didn’t realize it until I got home. I planned to take it back with the receipt but never did.
I don’t even like strawberries.
Yeah and there’s a lot of people with serious money who are still very frugal. Some because they’re old money sitting on a slowly dwindling pile - and some just because it’s their nature.
I used to install home theater systems in the Bay Area. Probably the most expensive house I’ve ever been in in my life that isn’t a museum or something - double wide flat lot in Pacific Heights with a yard on all sides. It had a plaque out front and a two story atrium with an inner balcony that encircled the house. I felt like I was in some English period piece.
The owner freaked out about having to pay for a $3 RCA cable. She spent an hour rummaging around in the basement then came up with a giant box of crap and told me to find something in there to use. Unfortunately there were no RCA cables and she was pissed.
I told my boss when I got back and he said oh yeah she’s nuts - I probably should have warned you.
Maybe it’s those couple of years I spent in rich people’s houses - but I don’t envy them at all. Not one looked like they were living a fun life. The only really cool place I can remember was a young black dude who had a big loft with 25’ purple velvet castle-looking drapes. He said he was an industrial designer.
I’m sorry bro, I need more cowbell.
I don’t think leaving is going to do anything other than turn WN into Samson taking on all comers with the jawbone of an ass.
Food budget is way more reasonable than $24,000 preschool for a four year old. lol? Also their mortgage payment is $47,000 a year? Hahahahahahaha. They spend $6500 a month on their house, hilarious.
I worry they’ll make their way over here once they run out of libs to troll over at 22.
Fuck, I didn’t even think of that.
I wonder if they can handle seeing naughty words instead of ****.
Move to Canada. It’s sucks. We pay $6 or $7 and they are inedible 11 months a year.
Upside: You’re in Canada.
Fair point. 
I don’t need to move to Canada. They serve poutine in America now. A lot of places seem to think it goes with their hipster craft beer menus that have a bunch of IPAs and PBR.
Dam… I only ever wear New Balance nowadays. Fuck😕
Ura nazi’s
Using American and Canadian cities in the same graphic as being relevant, when including stuff like healthcare costs and student loans is amazing.
I’m not a big fan of Poutine and don’t love the local joints and we have the second biggest French population in Canada. That said, La Banquise in Montreal was one of the best meals I’ve ever had and at 11 PM had a line 30 people deep.
Hehehe