tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post6029743387104290252..comments2023-07-02T06:32:27.648-07:00Comments on The Dead Letters: Who do we blame?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-6676051605938288202007-09-05T09:18:00.000-07:002007-09-05T09:18:00.000-07:00""Well, if you're wanting to spend 10,000 on a wat...<I>""Well, if you're wanting to spend 10,000 on a watch I don't know that that makes me the stupid one."</I><BR/><BR/>Amen, sister!Gunfighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762432006297768871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-51282163885118761852007-08-22T08:12:00.000-07:002007-08-22T08:12:00.000-07:00Suanne, The big difference would be that you think...Suanne, <BR/>The big difference would be that you think about it. The people I'm talking about don't even give it a second thought. They move through life clueless to the conditions of others. That's a HUGE difference.Serena Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179752219711641865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-69470161470151002502007-08-21T19:38:00.000-07:002007-08-21T19:38:00.000-07:00Yeah, I just spent Sat. afternoon at a bridal show...Yeah, I just spent Sat. afternoon at a bridal shower while the bride opened dozens of useless gifts. This is in additions to the hundreds of gifts already given for the engagement party. More to come at the wedding. The woman I sat with kept wondering where on earth the couple would even put all that stuff. I can't stand the greed.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I am not proud to admit (but I will) that I own a pair of $108 jeans. These were bought in a fit of despair when I realized that my regular ones were so tight due to some weight gain that the circulation to my lower half was getting cut off.<BR/><BR/>Also, I often feel excessively guilty about how much I do and don't give to charity. I don't live a luxurious life by far, but I do live a nice one, and it wracks me with guilt. I try and do the right thing. I felt less bad about it when I worked full time at a non-profit organization and paid with pieces of my sanity and soul to try and make the world a better place.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279999850117456433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-45856726172662924422007-08-20T18:58:00.000-07:002007-08-20T18:58:00.000-07:00I will very VERY occasionally splurge (even then, ...I will very VERY occasionally splurge (even then, usually under $75) on one thing, but that's usually once a year and not because it's name brand but because I love well-made, unusual stuff. <BR/>That being said, everyone who knows me at all knows that I take pride in how little I spend on stuff. I love when I can take a quick inventory and see that I am wearing a $30 outfit, including shoes. <BR/>I don't get wanting branded stuff. <BR/>I never will, and no amount of persuasion will make me think it isn't idiotic to spend tons of $$ on something just for a "name".Whiskeymariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680444919622976790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-24011922510318989442007-08-19T20:35:00.000-07:002007-08-19T20:35:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, I'm totally a cheapskate. I rarely spend ...Oh yeah, I'm totally a cheapskate. I rarely spend ANY money on myself. I'm so paranoid about running out of money that I will intentionally go without things that I really ought to have just so there's more money in case of whatever.<BR/><BR/>IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497045412007902460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-76793960718389387212007-08-19T14:23:00.000-07:002007-08-19T14:23:00.000-07:00I definitely do not go in for the brand-name stuff...I definitely do not go in for the brand-name stuff, unless, like you I bought it at a thrift store. There are some things that do cost a little more for quality, but not most things.super deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347176046518919059noreply@blogger.com