Comments on: Why Do We Always Try to Justify Our Spending? http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/ Where finance and reality meet Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:34:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:00:11 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/#comment-1147 Sometimes I just want a tech toy if for no reason other than to want it I don't try to justify it.. but if it's really outrageous like an e-book reader at $500, I just lust wistfully instead of giving in And that's where the idea of conscious consumption plays a huge role, I think. I don't like the idea of justifications, budgets, feeling bad, etc... I think we should just be conscious consumers and make decisions based on needs and wants. Not feeling as if we have to justify buying something for fun just because Africa is starving and they don't even have FOOD.. (for example) Sometimes I just want a tech toy if for no reason other than to want it

I don’t try to justify it.. but if it’s really outrageous like an e-book reader at $500, I just lust wistfully instead of giving in

And that’s where the idea of conscious consumption plays a huge role, I think.

I don’t like the idea of justifications, budgets, feeling bad, etc… I think we should just be conscious consumers and make decisions based on needs and wants. Not feeling as if we have to justify buying something for fun just because Africa is starving and they don’t even have FOOD.. (for example)

]]> By: Julie Ann Dunn http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Julie Ann Dunn Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:54:06 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/#comment-1144 I think "blow money" is your opportunity to spend money on whatever you want, without any justification. The only reason for your spending is that you wanted it, and that's quite sufficient for blow money. There are plenty of reasons for feeling guilty. Buying something you want with money you saved for it, that's a guilt-free experience. No justifications needed. Enjoy and embrace the bliss of "because I did." I think “blow money” is your opportunity to spend money on whatever you want, without any justification. The only reason for your spending is that you wanted it, and that’s quite sufficient for blow money. There are plenty of reasons for feeling guilty. Buying something you want with money you saved for it, that’s a guilt-free experience. No justifications needed. Enjoy and embrace the bliss of “because I did.”

]]> By: Live for Improvement http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Live for Improvement Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:43:29 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/07/07/why-do-we-always-try-to-justify-our-spending/#comment-1142 I think by human nature we justify our spending because deep down we know that the item is outside our normal financial means, but we really really want it anyway. Our desire for the item causes us to make excuses to the logical side of our brain inorder to continue with the transaction. We all do it, but try to be disciplined and do it in moderation. -Dan Malone- I think by human nature we justify our spending because deep down we know that the item is outside our normal financial means, but we really really want it anyway. Our desire for the item causes us to make excuses to the logical side of our brain inorder to continue with the transaction. We all do it, but try to be disciplined and do it in moderation.

-Dan Malone-

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