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thenewgreen · 3276 days ago · link · · parent · post: Am I buying this for the life I have right now?
I'm pretty good about not doing this though. If I buy something, I generally use it, with the exception of sunglasses. I never look right in sunglasses. I find it very difficult to find a pair that a month after purchase I'm still comfortable wearing outside of my car. I also can't wear hats. I just look odd.An architect I once worked with explained to me that a lot of American buying (and marketing) is aspirational: you buy things not for the life you actually have, but for the life you want to have.
-My guess is that the overwhelming purchase of work-out equipment, gym memberships etc. fall in to this category and never get used.